distribution
//ˌdɪstɹɪˈbjuːʃən//
formalForms
- Plural
- distributions
Definitions
1.An act of distributing or state of being distributed.
2.An apportionment by law (of funds, property).
3.The process by which goods get to final consumers over a geographical market, including storing, selling, shipping and advertising.
4.Anything distributed; portion; share.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2322
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
From Old French distribution, from Latin distributio, from distribuere 'to distribute', itself from dis- 'apart' + tribuere 'to' (from tribus).
By surface analysis, distribute + -ion.