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   dis·tri·bu·tion

   /ˌdistrəˈbyo͞oSHən/

   noun

   • 1. the action of sharing something out among a number of recipients: "she had it printed for distribution among her friends" Similar giving outdealing outhanding out/aroundissueissuingissuancedispensationadministeringadministrationpassing arounddoling outallocationallotmentapportioningapportionmentassigningassignmentsharing outdividing up/outdivisionmeasuring outmeting outparceling outrationing outOpposite collection
   • ▪ the way in which something is shared out among a group or spread over an area: "changes undergone by the area have affected the distribution of its wildlife" Similar dispersaldiffusiondisseminationscatteringspreadplacementpositionlocationdispositionarrangementorganizationgroupingclassificationassortment
   • ▪ the action or process of supplying goods to stores and other businesses that sell to consumers: "a manager has the choice of four types of distribution" Similar supplysupplyingdeliverytransporttransportationconveyancedispatchhandlingmailing
   • ▪ the different number of cards of each suit in a player's hand: "strength has two ingredients, high cards and distribution"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin distributio(n-), from the verb distribuere (see distribute).

   Derivatives

   • 1. distributional adjective

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