relocation

«relocation» in Mova's school dictionary: moving to a new place to live or work — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (relocation, relocations)

meaning for a pupil

1) Relocation is moving to a new place to live or work. tree →

2) Relocation is moving animals, things or buildings to a new place. tree →

sense in the lessons

Formal word heard in news, at work and in nature reports (wildlife relocation). Phrases: «relocation costs», «a relocation package».

examples

• The relocation of the school took all summer. tree →
• The firm paid for his relocation to Sydney. tree →
• The relocation of the turtles saved their eggs from the flood. tree →
• Relocation can be hard for children who leave their friends. tree →
• The relocation cost $2,000. tree →

note

Noun of «relocate». Formal; in everyday talk «the move». Countable and uncountable.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «relocation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.