Added 9 October 2026
distribution
/ˌdɪstɹɪˈbjuːʃən/ noun
In Latin: dīvīsiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about distribution at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- An act of distributing or state of being distributed.
- An apportionment by law (of funds, property).
- The process by which goods get to final consumers over a geographical market, including storing, selling, shipping and advertising.
Origin
From Old French distribution, from Latin distributio, from distribuere 'to distribute', itself from dis- 'apart' + tribuere 'to' (from tribus). By surface analysis, distribute + -ion.
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