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circulation

circulation

28 4.0
The spreading of news or money so more people get it
  • noun
  • /ˌsɜrkjʊˈleɪʃən/
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  • And so cash in circulation, when it actually is used to buy things, that's what's going to create inflation.
  • circulation of ideas
  • in wide circulation
  • in general circulation

You're also part of this circuit of production and circulation, according to Hegel at least.

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Examples

  • Because there are lots of units of exchange in circulation, there is lots of money changing hands.

  • Eventually, there were all sorts of texts in circulation: letters, gospels, apocalypses, acts, and such like.

  • And with with technology today, the amount of money in circulation goes far beyond your neighborhood bank.

  • Like gold, the value of money is determined by how much money is in circulation.

  • The graph above shows the increased circulation during the past five years, from August through October.

    Academic text (2013)
  • They have the currency in circulation, which I think is the biggest measure of inflation.

  • It was the last coin in regular circulation in Australia to contain silver.

  • After the middle of the eighteenth century, the increased circulation of money was weighed against potential social decadence.

    Academic text (1990)
  • His report, posted on the Internet, has gained wide circulation among military veterans.

Synonyms

transmission
vscirculation
122 3.6

The sending of information or messages from one person to another

is broader, covering general spread to many people not just direct sending
distribution
vscirculation
60 3.2

The act of giving things out to many people or places

is about wider movement or transmission, not focused on allocation or sharing
word of mouth
vscirculation
26 2.6

Information people share by talking to each other

is broader, including other channels and not only informal spoken sharing
dissemination
vscirculation
16 6.6

Spreading information or ideas so many people learn them

is the more general term for movement to a wider group
dispersion
vscirculation
5 6.5

The spreading of people or things across a wide area

is about spreading toward more people or areas rather than mere scattering
diffusion
vscirculation
5 5.8

Spreading ideas or customs to many places

is the general transmission to wider groups rather than only slow natural spread
propagation
vscirculation
4 6.5

Spreading ideas or beliefs so more people accept them

is more general spread without implying adoption or continued use
spreading
vscirculation
1 2.3

The movement of something over a larger area or among people

is about moving or sending to a wider group rather than mere extension
pervasion
vscirculation
1 8.3

The spread of something through a place until it is present everywhere

is about movement outward to wider groups rather than internal saturation

Compounds

blood circulation
  • Specialized
3 2.8

Continuous movement of blood through the body that carries oxygen and food to cells

6.0

Flow of the clear fluid in and around the brain

fetal circulation
  • Specialized
6.5

The way blood moves in an unborn baby to bring oxygen and nutrients to organs and often bypasses the lungs

pulmonary circulation
  • Specialized
3.2

The flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back where it gets oxygen

systemic circulation
  • Specialized
4.3

Blood flow that sends oxygen to the body and brings back used blood to the heart

vitelline circulation
  • Specialized
9.7

Blood flow between an embryo and its yolk sac in early development

How Wide

dissemination
16 6.6
to spread
750 1.6
propagation
4 6.5
circulation
28 4.0
sharing
56 1.8
mention
220 2.5

Surface Forms

circulation singular
circulations plural

Morphology

circulation = circulate (transparent) = circul + ion

Standard nominalization of 'circulate' where the sense is the spreading or transmission of information; the meaning follows directly from the verb.

Etymology

The word circulation comes from the old Latin word circulare, from circus, meaning 'circle', which suggests moving or spreading around. So the circulation of news or money is how it spreads and moves among people.