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# relocation

noun (relocation, relocations)

«relocation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Relocation is moving to a new place to live or work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relocation/#m1)
2. Relocation is moving animals, things or buildings to a new place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relocation/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relocation/#x1)
- The firm paid for his relocation to Sydney. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relocation/#x2)
- The relocation of the turtles saved their eggs from the flood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relocation/#x3)
- Relocation can be hard for children who leave their friends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relocation/#x4)
- The relocation cost $2,000. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relocation/#x5)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «relocation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relocation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«relocation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/relocation.html) on Mova free.