Dictionary Entry
distribution
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˌdɪstɹəˈbjuːʃən/Word FrequencyCommon (5.59)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)An act of distributing or state of being distributed.
In a Sentence
“Students can use distribution to explain An act of distributing or state of being distributed..”
Published Usage Examples
“The cycle involving hundreds of billions of dollars starting from tax collection … and ending in distribution is not easy to follow but we plan to make it much more exposed to public scrutiny.”
“For the purposes of this guide the term distribution does”
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Origin
Late Middle English, from Old French distribution, from Latin distributio 'a dividing'.
Common Phrases
Poetry examples for “distribution”
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