distribution
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3.2
- noun
- /ˌdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃən/
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distribución
- The charity organized a large food distribution to help those in need after the disaster.
- distribution of resources
- income distribution
- distribution of wealth
And with that came worst distribution of of profits.
- And with that came worst distribution of of profits.
- One might ask, how does a society come to have the wealth distribution that our society does?
- So in these groups, women advocated for more generous distribution to people living under poverty.
- People are really hungry for the distribution of power.
- It's not equal, but it feels everybody's OK with the distribution of Labor, right?
- And so the exact distribution isn't quite as important.
- We glamorize the distribution, but not the communication.
- And that was through distribution or with Bang Bang, I self distributed.
- The distribution of creative is changing.
Examples
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What is the correct distribution of funds to different people?
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The unjust possession of political power leads to the unfair distribution of social wealth.
Academic text (1990) -
One might ask, how does a society come to have the wealth distribution that our society does?
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People are really hungry for the distribution of power.
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Who controls the distribution of power?
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And you can see a profound difference in the distribution between these two classes.
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There is, then, both a moral failure of distribution and a spiritual loss.
Academic text (2008) -
Once they were able to, the government tried to control the distribution of displaced civilians.
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Other school staff were mostly involved with preparation, distribution, and promotional activities.
Academic text (2011) -
As others have noted, peace in the region depends on a more equitable distribution of the region's water.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
99
1.0
Dividing something so several people each get part
89
2.5
An increase in size or amount over an area
52
4.3
An amount of something given for a particular use
38
1.8
The act of giving things or tasks to people
28
4.0
The spreading of news or money so more people get it
16
6.6
Spreading information or ideas so many people learn them
5
4.6
The giving out of things according to a plan
5
5.8
Spreading ideas or customs to many places
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7.8
The sharing of things among people or groups according to a plan
1
7.2
The act of giving out things, often based on a plan
1
7.5
Dividing and giving things among people or groups by a plan
1
3.5
Dividing something into parts and giving each person a part
1
2.3
The movement of something over a larger area or among people
Giving things, money or jobs to people according to a plan
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
5
4.2
A way a company gets products to customers, like stores or online shops
- Specialized
2
4.2
Money companies pay to deliver goods to customers, like shipping and advertising
- Specialized
1
4.7
A table or chart that shows how often each value appears in a set of data
- Specialized
1
6.7
A bell-shaped pattern that shows most values are near the average, like heights or test scores
- Specialized
1
5.3
A way to show how often different values occur in data like test scores
- Specialized
A model for one yes-or-no event with a fixed chance of success
- Specialized
The chance of a number of successes in a fixed number of tries each with the same chance
- Specialized
A physics law that shows how energy spreads among gas particles, with high energies less likely than low ones
- Specialized
A situation where two related sounds appear in different places and never together
- Formal
A written deal that lets one company sell another company's products to stores
- Specialized
A rule that describes how energy spreads among molecules in a group
- Specialized
A number calculated from data that does not need the data's distribution to be known
- Specialized
A physics rule that shows how particles in a gas have different energies at the same temperature
- Specialized
A model showing how often rare events happen in a fixed time or area
- Specialized
A set of values chosen at random from a larger group to study that group
How Widespread
Surface Forms
Morphology
distribution = distribute (transparent) = distribute + ion
Standard nominalization of the verb 'distribute' indicating the act or result of giving or sharing out.
Etymology
Distribution comes from the parts dis- 'apart' and tribuere 'to give', so the word literally means 'giving out'. That's why distribution is used for the act of giving things to people or the way something is shared among a group.