American English

How to pronounce distributions

nounB2Common word
dihstruhbYOOshnz

/ˌdɪ.stɹəbˈju.ʃn̩z/

4 syllables · Stress the third syllable.

Form of distribution

Separate processes or operations in which goods, products, or information are moved from a source to the people or places that need them.

Practice out loud

Meanings & examples

plural noun

Separate processes or operations in which goods, products, or information are moved from a source to the people or places that need them.

The charity's weekly distributions provide fresh food to families.

Regional distributions of the new product begin next month.

plural noun

The different ways in which something is divided or spread among people, places, or groups.

The distributions of aid vary from one region to another.

Researchers compared income distributions in three cities.

plural noun

Patterns showing how data or values are spread across groups or ranges.

The study compares the distributions of test scores in two schools.

These graphs show different distributions of income.

Useful expressions

distribution center

A large building where goods are stored and sent to stores or customers.

The packages leave the distribution center tonight.

distribution network

The system of companies and places that moves products to customers.

The company has a large distribution network.

distribution of wealth

The way money and property are divided among people in a society.

The report examines the distribution of wealth in the country.

Related words & forms