relocation
US /ˌriˈloʊˈkeɪʃən/
Definition
the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The relocation of our headquarters will take place in early spring.
Word Family
Synonyms
- movethe act of deciding to do something
- transferthe act of moving something from one location to another
Collocations
- Easy relocation expensesdescribing relocation expenses (the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind))
- Medium receive a relocation package from employerto receive a relocation package from employer, meaning to get something; come into possession of
- Hard coordinate large-scale office relocation logisticsto coordinate large-scale office relocation logistics, meaning to bring order and organization to
- Very Hard mitigate relocation friction through change managementto mitigate relocation friction through change management, meaning to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
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