distribution

distribution

Action de donner ou de livrer des choses à différentes personnes ou à différents endroits.

En anglais simple : The process of giving or delivering things to different people or places.

• Food distribution starts at noon.
• The company manages the distribution of books to shops.
• Flooding delayed the distribution of emergency supplies.

Comment l'utiliser : distribution of something to someone (The distribution of food to families begins tomorrow.)

Synonymes : delivery, handing out

Expressions courantes : food distribution, distribution of something, distribution network

répartition, distribution

La façon dont des éléments sont répartis dans un lieu ou entre différents groupes.

En anglais simple : The way things are spread across a place or among different groups.

• The distribution of trees is uneven.
• We studied the age distribution of the population.
• This chart shows the distribution of test scores.

Comment l'utiliser : distribution of something across something (The map shows the distribution of trees across the island.)

Synonymes : spread

Expressions courantes : uneven distribution, population distribution, distribution across something

répartition des revenus, répartition des richesses

La manière dont l’argent ou les richesses sont partagés entre les membres d’une société.

En anglais simple : The way money or wealth is divided among people in a society.

• Wealth distribution is very unequal.
• Taxes can change the distribution of income.
• The report compares wealth distribution across several countries.

Comment l'utiliser : distribution of income/wealth (The policy aims to improve the distribution of income.)

Expressions courantes : income distribution, wealth distribution, distribution of wealth

diffusion, tirage

Nombre total d’exemplaires d’une publication vendus ou distribués aux lecteurs.

En anglais simple : The total number of copies of a publication sold or delivered to readers.

• The magazine has a distribution of 800 copies.
• Its monthly distribution doubled last year.
• The publisher reported lower distribution figures for the newspaper.

Synonymes : circulation

Expressions courantes : magazine distribution, total distribution, distribution figures