redistribution of wealth

noun

The process of redistributing income between members of a society through transfer payments, taxes, etc.

Meanings

nounredistribution of wealth (countable and uncountable, plural redistributions of wealth)

plural redistributions of wealth

  1. countableuncountableeconomicsThe process of redistributing income between members of a society through transfer payments, taxes, etc.
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