distributor
pronunciation
How to pronounce distributor in British English:
UK [dɪˈstrɪbjətə(r)]
How to pronounce distributor in American English:
US [dɪˈstrɪbjətɚ]
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- Noun:
- someone who markets merchandise
- a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion
- a company that markets merchandise
- electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence
Word Origin
- distributor (n.)
- 1520s, distributer (Latinized form is from 1570s), agent noun from Latin distribuere (see distribution). As a part in an internal combustion engine, from 1905.
Example
- 1. But to sell the wine , you need a good relationship with a distributor / importer .
- 2. A distributor we part-own has just closed a deal to bolt on a smaller rival 's customer base .
- 3. The canadian company yesterday announced a distribution agreement with digital china , the country 's leading it distributor .
- 4. One distributor offered to sell the boards .
- 5. Shell , as the world 's largest distributor of biofuels , has taken many measures to ensure our supply chains are environmentally sustainable .