relocation

[ US /ˌɹiˈɫoʊˈkeɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /ɹɪlə‍ʊkˈe‍ɪʃən/ ]

NOUN

the act of changing your residence or place of business
they say that three moves equal one fire
the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)

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How To Use relocation In A Sentence

Both these pursuits found their way into his writing, as well as motivating his subsequent relocation to Berlin.
Selig said relocation of the team is subject to certain contingencies, including a formal vote (three-quarters needed) of ownership at the next owners meetings Nov. 17-18 in Chicago. USATODAY.com - Selig confirms Expos' move
Employee attitudes towards a move may be made more favourable if the employer allows the relocation to take place during school holidays.
His taxable pay for 2007-08 included a substantial relocation package, including stamp duty on a new home. Times, Sunday Times
My next flight wasn't booked until Thursday, but the pilot managed to change one of his flights (a relocation flight for radio-telemetered fish), and we then had this morning available. Grouse Diary Entry
Since the spring, there has been conjecture about the moment when relocation would resume. Times, Sunday Times
A section at the end looks at relocation allowances offered to new recruits who have to move to take up an appointment.
Any relocation depends on a detailed cost/benefit analysis being carried out to ensure that the exercise is truly worthwhile.
Hitler put Jews in relocation camps; FDR put Japanese in relocation camps. Matthew Yglesias » How Waterboarding Was Done
After the incident, Indonesia Ambassador to ROK embassy door Nicolas La Sida website issued a statement denying relocation information.

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