circulation
US /ˈsɝkjəˌleɪʃən/
Definition
the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The newspaper has a daily circulation of more than fifty thousand copies.
Word Family
Synonyms
- distribution(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
- flowthe motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
- dispersalthe act of dispersing or diffusing something
Collocations
- Easy improve poor leg blood circulation through walkingto improve poor leg blood circulation through walking, meaning to to make better
- Medium highest audited daily print newspaper circulationdescribing highest audited daily print newspaper circulation (greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount)
- Hard withdraw worn counterfeit currency from circulationto withdraw worn counterfeit currency from circulation, meaning to pull back or move away or backward
- Very Hard sociological theory on the circulation of elitesdescribing sociological theory on the circulation of elites (of or relating to or determined by sociology)
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