Meaning & use
Repartition
Last updated
The act of dividing something again or reallocating it into new shares or sections.
See it in a sentence
The treaty called for a repartition of the disputed territory among three states.
Engineers planned a repartition of the hard drive to free up storage space.
A note on using this word
In computing, "repartition" refers to reorganizing the sections of a storage drive, a very different context from its historical use for dividing land or property.
Words with a similar meaning
redistributionreallocation
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Another way to use it
2. verb
To divide a storage device into new sections.
She had to repartition the drive before installing a second operating system.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “Repartition”, then compare your use with the examples above.
Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.