If something such as money or property is redistributed, it is shared among people or organizations in a different way from the way that it was previously shared. Wealth was redistributed more equitably among society Taxes could be used to redistribute income. + redistribution re·dis·tri·bu·tion some redistribution of income so that the better off can help to keep the worse off out of poverty. to give something to each member of a group so that it is divided up in a different way from before redistribute income/wealth/resources etc