Relocating

/ˌriloʊˈkeɪtɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of relocate; moving to a new place or position, especially moving one's home or business.

Etymology

From Latin prefix 're-' (again) + 'locate' from Latin 'locare' (to place), from 'locus' (place). The word emerged in English in the 1830s during westward expansion.

Kelly Says

Corporate relocations have shaped American demographics more than natural migration - when companies move headquarters, they often trigger chain migrations of entire professional communities, essentially moving cities worth of people.

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