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Reclassify vs Reallocate - What's the difference?

reclassify | reallocate |

As verbs the difference between reclassify and reallocate

is that reclassify is classify again, give a new classification to while reallocate is to change the user or purpose for which a resource is allocated.

reclassify

English

Verb

  • classify again, give a new classification to

    • Derived terms

    *reclassification

    reallocate

    English

    Verb

  • To change the user or purpose for which a resource is allocated.
  • :I want to reallocate some of my money from stocks to bonds. (I want to sell some of my stocks and use the proceeds to buy bonds to replace them.)
  • To allocate again.
  • :[Appending items one at a time is] still a better deal than concatenation, which reallocates every time.