distribution

dis·tri·bu·tion   (dĭs'trə-byōō'shən)    n.   The act of distributing or the condition of being distributed; apportionment. Something distributed; an allotment. The act of dispersing or the condition of being dispersed; diffusion. The geographic occurrence or range of an organism. The geographic occurrence or range of a custom, usage, or other feature. Division into categories; classification. The process of marketing and supplying goods, especially to retailers. A spatial or temporal array of objects or events: the distribution of theaters on Broadway. Law The division of an estate or property among rightful heirs. Statistics A set of numbers and their frequency of occurrence collected from measurements over a statistical population. Mathematics A generalized function used in the study of partial differential equations. dis'tri·bu'tion·al adj.

distribution

The process of marketing and merchandising goods. Also, the way in which wealth or goods or services are allotted, as in the distribution of wealth.

distribution 

Distribution

1. An occurrence where trading volume is, without any price appreciation, higher than that of the previous day.

2. A removal of assets from a retirement account that is paid to the retirement account owner or beneficiary.

3. A company's payment of cash, stock or physical products to their shareholders.

Investopedia Commentary

1. A market that is in distribution has already hit its apex and is expected to decline.

2. The retirement account owner (or beneficiary) may be required to pay income tax on distributions received during the year. Early-distribution penalties may also apply if the distribution occurs while the retirement account owner is under the age of 59.5. While distributions from IRAs can occur at any time, certain requirements must be met before distributions can occur from qualified plans, 457 plans, and 403(b) accounts. Participants must check with their employer regarding the rules of the plan.

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distribution

1. See public offering.

2. An investment company payment to its shareholders of capital gains realized from the sale of securities. Investment company shareholders, not the investment company, pay taxes on a distribution.

Main Entry: dis·tri·bu·tion
Pronunciation: "dis-tr&-'byü-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of distributing: as a : the apportionment by a court of the property and esp. personal property of an intestate among those entitled to it according to statute —compare DESCENT, DEVISE
NOTE: The laws dealing with intestate succession are often called laws of descent and distribution. b : the payment or transfer to a beneficiary of interest to which he or she is entitled under a trust c : the transfer by a corporation or mutual fund of money or property to a shareholder in his or her capacity as a shareholder d : the initial offering to the public of a security by a corporation e : the delivery of a controlled substance
2 : something distributed —dis·tri·bu·tive /di-'stri-byu-tiv/ adjective

Main Entry: dis·tri·bu·tion
Pronunciation: "dis-tr&-'byü-sh&n
Function: noun
: the pattern of branching and termination ofa ramifying anatomical structure (as a nerve or artery)

distribution dis·tri·bu·tion (dĭs'trə-by&oomacr;'shən)
n.

1. The extension of the branches of arteries or nerves to the tissues and organs.

2. The area in which the branches of an artery or a nerve terminate, or the area supplied by such an artery or nerve.

3. A set of numbers and their frequency of occurrence from measurements within a statistical population.

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dis'tri·bu'tion·al adj.

distribution
1. A software source tree packaged for distribution; but see kit.
2. A vague term encompassing mailing lists and Usenet newsgroups (but not BBS fora); any topic-oriented message channel with multiple recipients.
3. An information-space domain (usually loosely correlated with geography) to which propagation of a Usenet message is restricted; a much-underused feature.
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