Antonyms for distribution


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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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