redeploy: meaning, definition, pronunciation and examples
B2Formal / Technical
Quick answer
What does “redeploy” mean?
To move military forces, resources, or personnel from one area or task to another for more effective use.
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Pronunciation
Definition
Meaning and Definition
To move military forces, resources, or personnel from one area or task to another for more effective use.
To reassign or relocate resources, workers, or equipment to a different function, location, or project.
Dialectal Variation
British vs American Usage
Differences
Meaning and usage are identical in both varieties. No significant spelling or syntactic differences.
Connotations
In both varieties, strongly associated with military, business, and project management contexts.
Frequency
Slightly more common in British English military and governmental discourse, but equally standard in American English.
Grammar
How to Use “redeploy” in a Sentence
redeploy + NP (object)redeploy + NP + to/from + NPredeploy + NP + adv/prep phraseVocabulary
Collocations
Examples
Examples of “redeploy” in a Sentence
verb
British English
- The army will redeploy the battalion to the northern frontier.
- Funds were redeployed to support the NHS initiative.
- We must redeploy our attention to the most critical tasks.
American English
- The general decided to redeploy troops to the coastal region.
- The budget was redeployed to fund the new research center.
- Management plans to redeploy workers to the more profitable division.
adverb
British English
- This is not standard usage. (No common examples)
American English
- This is not standard usage. (No common examples)
adjective
British English
- Redeployed staff received relocation allowances.
- The redeployed units took up new positions.
American English
- Redeployed employees underwent retraining.
- The redeployed assets improved the company's liquidity.
Usage
Meaning in Context
Business
The company will redeploy senior managers to the new regional headquarters.
Academic
The study examines how firms redeploy assets during economic downturns.
Everyday
After the festival, volunteers were redeployed to help with the clean-up.
Technical
The software allows IT administrators to redeploy virtual machines dynamically.
Watch out
Common Mistakes When Using “redeploy”
- Using 'redeploy' for simple, unplanned moves. (Incorrect: I redeployed the vase to another shelf.)
- Confusing with 'deploy' (first-time use).
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
'Deploy' means to position or utilize resources for the first time in a particular operation. 'Redeploy' means to move them again from their current position to a new one.
Yes, it's commonly used for personnel, staff, troops, or workers being reassigned to a new role, department, or location.
Yes, it is most at home in formal, organizational, military, or business contexts. It sounds odd for casual, small-scale movements.
Not necessarily. It often implies a strategic optimization or a response to changed circumstances, not failure.
To move military forces, resources, or personnel from one area or task to another for more effective use.
Redeploy: in British English it is pronounced /ˌriːdɪˈplɔɪ/, and in American English it is pronounced /ˌriːdɪˈplɔɪ/. Tap the audio buttons above to hear it.
Phrases
Idioms & Phrases
- “None directly associated”
Learning
Memory Aids
Mnemonic
Think RE-DEPLOY: like deploying soldiers (sending them out), but doing it again (RE-) to a new place.
Conceptual Metaphor
RESOURCES ARE TROOPS / Strategic movement for advantage.
Practice
Quiz
In which context is 'redeploy' LEAST appropriate?