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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dis-truh-byoo-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs trəˈbyu ʃən |
Definition of distribution
Origin :- mid-14c., from Old French distribution (13c.) and directly from Latin distributionem (nominative distributio) "a division, distribution," noun of action from past participle stem of distribuere "deal out in portions," from dis- "individually" + tribuere "assign, allot" (see tribute).
- noun allocation, dispersion
- noun classification
- This minutia of detail is applied to the distribution of a vast bulk of mail.
- Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various
- The sale, or rather the distribution of tickets was kept very private.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
- Captain, what has disappeared is the distribution list of our artillery mechanics!
- Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
- The following figures give the distribution of the American crops.
- Extract from : « Bremen Cotton Exchange » by Andreas Wilhelm Cramer
- It was after the time of the midday distribution of letters.
- Extract from : « The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras » by Jules Verne
- There are also too many people in the final stages of distribution.
- Extract from : « Herbert Hoover » by Vernon Kellogg
- These various supplies he set down, apparently for distribution, and began to sacrifice.
- Extract from : « Anabasis » by Xenophon
- Distribution: system of property, transmission, contracts, profit-sharing.
- Extract from : « Introduction to the Study of History » by Charles V. Langlois
- Clemens was boiling over with plans and suggestions for distribution.
- Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
- In the first place, mark what is inferable from the distribution of nebulæ.
- Extract from : « Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I » by Herbert Spencer
Synonyms for distribution
- administration
- alloting
- allotment
- apportioning
- apportionment
- arrangement
- assessment
- assigning
- assortment
- circulating
- circulation
- dealing
- delivery
- diffusion
- dispensation
- dispersal
- disposal
- disposing
- disposition
- dissemination
- dissipating
- division
- dole
- grouping
- handing out
- handling
- location
- mailing
- marketing
- order
- ordering
- organization
- partition
- partitioning
- placement
- propagation
- prorating
- rationing
- scattering
- sequence
- sharing
- spreading
- trading
- transport
- transportation
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