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ridistribuzione

redistribution

noun ree-dee-stree-boo-TSYOH-neh Rare

Usage Note

Ridistribuzione is the standard economics and policy term for the redistribution of resources, wealth, or power — ridistribuzione della ricchezza (redistribution of wealth). Like all Italian nouns ending in -ione, it is feminine. The plural is ridistribuzioni. It is a compound of ri- (re-) + distribuzione, making its meaning transparent; nonetheless it is a formal, written-register term.

Examples

"Il governo propone una ridistribuzione delle risorse."

Natural Translation

The government proposes a redistribution of resources.

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