Translate distribution | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of distribution
noun
[mass noun] 1the action of sharing something out among a number of recipients:the government released about 74,000 tonnes of rice for distribution among people affected by the cyclone [count noun]:unequal distributions of income and wealth the action or process of supplying goods to retailers: a manager has the choice of four types of distribution [as modifier]:an established distribution channel Bridge the different number of cards of each suit in a player’s hand: strength has two ingredients, high cards and distribution
2the 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
