distribute
Share among many
Distribute means to spread or divide among recipients.
A company distributes products to retailers; a teacher distributes handouts to students.
The word implies parceling out from a central source: The organization distributes food to families in need.
In technical contexts, distribute can mean to spread evenly across a surface or system: The load is distributed across all four wheels.
Distributed systems in computing spread processing across multiple machines.
Spread or breed further
- transmitTo send onward
- disseminateSpread information widely
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
channel · network · flow · radiate · convey · syndicate · publish · release
Distribute by shares
- apportionDivide into portions
- assignGive as responsibility
- budgetPlan for spending
- rationFixed allotted amount
earmark · designate · partition · divvy · mete · subdivide · reallocate · quota
Distribute in random directions
- spreadTo distribute widely
- diffuseSpread thinly throughout
- disseminateSpread information widely
- sprinkleLight scattering of particles
strew · intersperse · dot · pepper · broadcast · sow · dispel · fan out
Goods being transported
- courierDelivery person or service
- freightGoods being transported
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- mailPostal system items
package · cargo · dispatch · carrier · tracking · express · fulfillment · parcel
Medicinal dispensary
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
administer · dose · pill · vaccine · syringe · vial · capsule · dropper
propagate
Spread or breed further
- transmitTo send onward
- disseminateSpread information widely
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
relay · channel · network · flow · radiate · convey · syndicate · publish · release · issue
allot
Distribute by shares
ration · earmark · designate · partition · divvy · mete · subdivide · reallocate · quota · provision
scatter
Distribute in random directions
- spreadTo distribute widely
- diffuseSpread thinly throughout
- disseminateSpread information widely
sprinkle · strew · intersperse · dot · pepper · broadcast · sow · dispel · fan out · spread out
shipment
Goods being transported
- courierDelivery person or service
- freightGoods being transported
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
mail · package · cargo · dispatch · carrier · tracking · express · fulfillment · parcel · consignment
pharmacy
Medicinal dispensary
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
pharmacist · administer · dose · pill · vaccine · syringe · vial · capsule · dropper · apothecary
export
Foreign-bound sale
market · supply · vendor · merchant · dealer · broker · commerce · trafficking · resell · channel
sort
Method of ordering
categorize · separate · file · catalog · assort · systematize · array · order · class · rank
- dividing and givingallocate, divide, give, share, portion out
- commercializationcommercialize, monetize, market, sell, merchandise
- organizecategorize, classify, sort, arrange, group
- divisiondivision, divide, divided, dividing, split
- givinggift, give, donating, donation, donate
- leadership verbslead, command, direct, manage, supervise
distributecollect
Bring items together
gather · amass · accumulate · hoard · consolidate
distributescramble
Mix into disorder
jumble · disarrange · confuse · misallocate · missort
- distribution listsPreset email recipient collections
- gas distributionDelivering fuel via pipelines
- video distributionDelivering recorded media
- condom distributionSupplying barrier birth control
- distribution centerFacility for routing goods
- book distributorsCompanies supplying retailers with publications
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