Relocation

Part of speech: noun

Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːləʊˈkeɪʃən/

Definitions

1. The process of changing one’s residence or business location takes place when individuals or entities transition to a different physical setting
2. A change in living or working premises occurs when people or organizations move to a new geographic area, often for improved circumstances
3. The act of moving from one place to another involves individuals or organizations shifting their home or workplace to a different location for various reasons

Etymology: "Relocation" is a plain compound: the prefix "re-", meaning "again" or "back," attached to "location," which in English originally meant a place or position where something is found. The prefix comes from Latin "re-," and "location" arrived in English through Old French from Latin "locatio," a noun built on "locare," "to place." So the word literally means placing something again, somewhere new. The sense of "location" as a place of residence is not the original one. "Location" first meant the act of leasing or letting out property, a legal usage borrowed from the Latin idea of placing or setting something down, before it came to mean a spot or site. Relocation inherits that broader notion of positioning, and today it refers specifically to moving one's home or business to a different place.

Synonyms: moving, transfer, shift, displacement

Antonyms: settlement, staying