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"DISTRIBUTIONS" is a plural of: distribution. |
Date "DISTRIBUTIONS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1776. (references) |
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Business | Payments from fund or corporate cash flow. May include dividends from earnings, capital gains from sale of portfolio holdings and return of capital. Fund distributions can be made by check or by investing in additional shares. Funds are required to distribute capital gains(if any)to shareholders at least once per year. Some Corporations offer Dividend Reinvestment Plans(DRP). Source: European Union. (references) |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Such are the distributions of God. |
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Health | The geographic distributions of the rodent hosts are widespread both domestically and abroad. (references) | |
The occurrence of these diseases mirrors the geographic distributions and seasonal activities of the tick vectors. (references) | ||
Economic History | Finland | There is no limit on dividend distributions, as long as they correspond to a company's official earnings records. (references) |
Trinidad | The repatriation of capital, dividends, interest and other distributions and gains on investment may be freely transacted without limits. (references) | |
Namibia | Namibia's average GDP per capita is relatively high among developing countries but obscures one of the most unequal income distributions on the African Continent. (references) | |
Minorities | Russia | However, traditionally anti-Semitic publications with large distributions, such as the newspaper Zavtra, while still pursuing such anti-Semitic themes as the portrayal of Russian oligarchs as exclusively Jewish, appeared to be more careful than in the past about using crude anti-Semitic language. (references) |
Political Economy | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | A bilateral investment treaty with the United States, granting national treatment and other benefits to U.S. investors came into force on December 26, 1996. The repatriation of capital, dividends, interest, and other distributions and gains on investment may be freely transacted. (references) |
Trade | Egypt | Investment Law 8 of 1997 (which replaced Investment Law 230 of 1989, except for the requirement for annual distributions to employees of not less than 10% of profits) made one authority responsible for investor incentives and guarantees--the General Authority for Free Zones and Investment (GAFI). (references) |
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| "DISTRIBUTIONS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "DISTRIBUTIONS" is used about 271 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 100% | 271 | 17,854 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "DISTRIBUTIONS": dissection of heterogeneous distributions ♦ elliptically symmetric distributions ♦ poisson distributions ♦ Statistical Distributions ♦ tax on distributions. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "DISTRIBUTIONS": mixture-of-distributions. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "DISTRIBUTIONS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | udlodninger, udbetalinger. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | distributies. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | voitonjako (profit-sharing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | distributions d'actions apparemment gratuites (distributions which appear free), dissection des distributions hétérogènes (dissection, dissection of heterogeneous distributions), lois de probabilité utilisées pour représenter une distribution un caractère (probability distributions used to represent unicharacteristic distribution), lois de probabilité utilisées pour représenter une distribution deux caractères (probability distributions used to represent bicharacteristic distribution), impôt sur les revenus de capitaux mobiliers (tax on distributions), impôt sur le revenu des valeurs mobilières (tax on distributions), impôt sur le revenu des capitaux (tax on distributions), analyse des distributions hétérogènes (dissection, dissection of heterogeneous distributions). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Verteilung (allocation, apportionment, casting, deployment, dispensation, distributing, distribution, spread), Ausschüttung (distribution, dividend). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κατανομέας τύπου Cantor (Cantor-type distributions), φόρος πάνω στα έσοδα τοθ κεφαλαίου (capital yields tax, capital-gains tax, tax on distributions, tax on income from transferable securities), φόρος εισοδήματος κινητών αξιών (capital yields tax, capital-gains tax, tax on distributions, tax on income from transferable securities), ελλειπτικά συμμετρικές κατανομές (elliptically symmetric distributions), αποσύνθεση ετερογενών κατανομών (dissection, dissection of heterogeneous distributions), διανομές μετοχών που φαίνεται να γίνονται δωρεάν (distributions which appear free), δίδυμες κατανομές (twinned distributions). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | distribuzioni. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | istributionsday distribuições de acções aparentemente gratuitas (distributions which appear free), distribuição tipo de Cantor (Cantor-type distributions), distribuição elipticamente simétrica (elliptically symmetric distributions), dissecação de distribuições heterogéneas (dissection, dissection of heterogeneous distributions), dissecação (anatomy, dissection), imposto sobre rendimento de capitais (capital yields tax, capital-gains tax, tax on distributions, tax on income from transferable securities), imposto de capitais (capital levy, capital tax, capital yields tax, capital-gains tax, estate tax, property tax, tax on distributions, tax on income from transferable securities, taxes on capital, wealth tax). (various references) distribuciones. (various references) uppdelning av en sammansatt fördelning (dissection, dissection of heterogeneous distributions), källskatt på kapitalavkastning (capital yields tax, capital-gains tax, tax on distributions, tax on income from transferable securities), fördelningar av Cantortyp (Cantor-type distributions), elliptiskt symmetriska fördelningar (elliptically symmetric distributions). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "DISTRIBUTIONS": maldistributions, misdistributions, redistributions. (additional references) | |
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"DISTRIBUTIONS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: destribution, disribution, distibution, distrabution, distributio, distributionists, distributuion, distrubiton, distrubution. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "DISTRIBUTIONS" (pronounced di'strubyuw"shunz) |
| 10 | -t r u b y uw" sh u n z | contributions. |
| 6 | -y uw" sh u n z | electrocutions, elocutions, executions, prosecutions. |
| 5 | -uw" sh u n z | constitutions, institutions, resolutions, revolutions, solutions, substitutions. |
| 4 | -sh u n z | abbreviations, abductions, aberrations, abortions, abstractions, academicians, accommodations, accreditations, accumulations, accusations, acquisitions, actions, adaptations, addictions, additions, administrations, admissions, admonitions, adoptions, affections, affiliations, affirmations, afflictions, aggressions, allegations, allocations, alterations, altercations, ambitions, ammunitions, amplifications, amputations, animations, annotations, anticipations, apparitions, appellations, applications, apprehensions, appropriations, approximations, arbitrations, aspirations, assassinations, assertions, associations, assumptions, attentions, attractions, auctions, auditions, authentications, authorizations, calculations, cancellations, capitalizations, captions, carnations, castrations, cautions, celebrations, certifications, characterizations, circulations, citations, civilizations, clarifications, classifications, clinicians, coalitions, collaborations, collections, combinations, commemorations, commissions, communications, compensations, competitions, compilations, completions, complexions, complications, compositions, compulsions, computations, concentrations, conceptions, concessions, concoctions, concussions, condemnations, conditions, confections, confessions, configurations, confirmations, confrontations, congratulations, congregations, conjugations, conjunctions, connections, connotations, consecrations, considerations, consolations, consolidations, constellations, constrictions, constructions, consultations, contentions, contortions, contractions, contradictions, contraptions, conventions, conversations, convictions, convulsions, cooperations, corporations, corrections, correlations, corruptions, creations, crustaceans, cushions, dalmatians, decapitations, deceptions, declarations, decorations, deductions, defections, definitions, degradations, delegations, deletions, deliberations, demarcations, demonstrations, demotions, denationalizations, denominations, denunciations, depictions, deportations, depositions, depreciations, depredations, depressions, deprivations, descriptions, desecrations, desertions, designations, destinations, detentions, determinations, detonations, devaluations, deviations, dietitians, digressions, dimensions, directions, discolorations, discussions, dislocations, dispositions, disruptions, dissections, distinctions, distortions, distractions, diversifications, donations, dramatizations, duplications, durations, editions, educations, egyptians, elections, electricians, elevations, eliminations, emanations, emigrations, emissions, emotions, erections, eruptions, estimations, evacuations, evaluations, evictions, exacerbations, exactions, exaggerations, examinations, excavations, exceptions, exclamations, exemptions, exertions, exhibitions, exhortations, expansions, expectations, expeditions, expirations, explanations, explorations, expositions, expressions, expropriations, expulsions, extensions, extractions, fabrications, factions, fashions, federations, fictions, flirtations, fluctuations, formations, formulations, fortifications, foundations, fractions, frictions, frustrations, functions, generalizations, generations, geriatricians, gradations, graduations, gyrations, hallucinations, hesitations, hospitalizations, humiliations, identifications, illustrations, imaginations, imitations, immunizations, impatiens, imperfections, implications, impressions, improvisations, inaugurations, incarnations, inclinations, incorporations, indications, indiscretions, infections, infestations, inflections, informations, infractions, inhibitions, injections, injunctions, innovations, inoculations, inscriptions, insinuations, inspections, inspirations, installations, instructions, integrations, interactions, interceptions, interconnections, interjections, intermissions, interpretations, interrogations, interruptions, intersections, intimations, introductions, inundations, inventions, investigations, invitations, irritations, jurisdictions, justifications, juxtapositions, lacerations, liberalizations, limitations, liquidations, litigations, locations, lotions, machinations, magicians, magnifications, malformations, malfunctions, manifestations, manipulations, martians, mathematicians, medications, meditations, mentions, migrations, ministrations, miscalculations, misconceptions, miscreations, misperceptions, misrepresentations, missions, mobilizations, modifications, motions, motivations, munitions, musicians, mutations, mutilations, nationalizations, nations, negotiations, nominations, notations, notifications, notions, objections, obligations, observations, obsessions, obstetricians, obstructions, occupations, oceans, omissions, operations, oppressions, opticians, options, orations, orchestrations, organizations, orientations, originations, oscillations, ovations, palpitations, participations, partitions, passions, patients, patricians, pediatricians, pensions, perceptions, perforations, permissions, permutations, perturbations, petitions, physicians, plantations, politicians, pontifications, populations, portions, positions, possessions, potions, precautions, preconceptions, preconditions, predictions, predilections, predispositions, preoccupations, preparations, prescriptions, presentations, presumptions, pretensions, privations, privatizations, processions, proclamations, productions, professions, prognostications, prohibitions, projections, promotions, pronunciations, proportions, propositions, protections, protestations, provocations, publications, qualifications, quotations, ramifications, rationalizations, rations, reactions, realizations, recapitalizations, receptions, recessions, recitations, recollections, recommendations, reconciliations, reconstructions, recriminations, redemptions, reductions, reflections, registrations, regressions, regulations, rehabilitations, rejections, relations, relocations, remissions, renditions, renegotiations, renovations, reorganizations, reparations, repercussions, repetitions, repossessions, representations, repressions, reproductions, reputations, reservations, resignations, restorations, restrictions, revaluations, revelations, reverberations, revocations, rhetoricians, rotations, ruminations, sanctions, satisfactions, secretions, sections, selections, sensations, separations, sessions, simulations, situations, solicitations, specifications, speculations, stations, statisticians, sterilizations, stipulations, strangulations, subluxations, submissions, subscriptions, summations, superstitions, suppositions, suspensions, suspicions, syndications, tabulations, tacticians, technicians, telecommunications, temptations, terminations, theoreticians, traditions, transactions, transcriptions, transformations, transgressions, transitions, translations, transmissions, tribulations, tuitions, vacations, vaccinations, valuations, variations, vibrations, violations, visitations, vocations, workstations. |
| 3 | -u n z | abandons, abrasions, abstentions, accordions, aliens, allergens, allusions, amphibians, antigens, antihistamines, antitoxins, aprons, arcadians, arsons, artisans, aspens, aspersions, assassins, Avions, awakens, badmintons, balbriggans, barbarians, bargains, barons, barrens, basins, bastions, battalions, beacons, beckons, bedouins, billions, blackens, bourbons, brackens, brightens, broadens, bruins, bulletins, burdens, buttons, cabins, cannons, canons, cantons, canyons, captains, carbons, carcinogens, cardigans, cartons, catamarans, catkins, caymans, centenarians, champions, chaplains, charlatans, chickens, chieftains, citizens, civilians, collegians, collisions, comedians, Commons, companions, comparisons, conclusions, confusions, congresspersons, contrarians, contusions, conversions, cottons, cousins, cravens, curtains, custodians, Daltons, dandelions, deacons, decisions, deepens, delicatessens, delusions, demons, denizens, determines, Dickens, dioxins, disciplinarians, disciplines, diversions, divisions, Dobsons, doctrines, dolphins, dozens, dragons, dungeons, elevens, endorphins, engines, environs, envisions, eons, equations, estrogens, evasions, evens, examines, exclusions, excursions, explosions, falcons, famines, felons, firmans, fluorocarbons, fortunes, fountains, frightens, galleons, gallons, Gammons, gardens, gascons, germans, Gibbons, givens, globulins, gluttons, gorgons, Gowans, grabens, gremlins, gryphons, guardians, happens, hardens, hastens, havens, heavens, heightens, heroines, herons, historians, hooligans, horizons, humanitarians, humans, hydrocarbons, hydrogens, illusions, imagines, incisions, inclusions, incursions, infusions, intentions, interventions, intestines, intrusions, invasions, ions, jillions, Jordans, kindergartens, kitchens, kittens, leavens, legions, lemans, lemons, lengthens, lesbians, lesions, lessens, lessons, libertarians, librarians, lichens, likens, linens, lions, lippens, listens, loosens, lubricants, luncheons, maidens, mandarins, mansions, margins, Marlins, martens, masons, matrons, mavens, medallions, medicines, melons, metropolitans, mignons, millions, minions, misfortunes, mittens, Morgans, mountains, muffins, mullens, myrmidons, neurosurgeons, newspersons, nonwovens, occasions, omens, onions, opens, opinions, organs, orphans, ovens, paeans, pardons, parliamentarians, Parsons, partisans, pathogens, patrons, pavilions, pedestrians, pelicans, penguins, penicillins, peons, persons, persuasions, pigeons, Pipkins, pistons, plantains, plebeians, poisons, pollens, polyhedrons, porcelains, prisons, prostaglandins, protozoans, provisions, pumpkins, puritans, questions, quickens, ravens, reasons, rebellions, recisions, reckons, regimens, regions, religions, reopens, republicans, rescissions, reunions, revisions, ribbons, Robins, romans, ruins, saddens, salmons, samaritans, sapiens, scallions, scorpions, seasons, seminarians, sermons, sevens, shamans, sharpens, shenanigans, shortens, Siemens, siphons, sirens, skeletons, slackens, slogans, smoothens, snapdragons, softens, sovereigns, sovrans, specimens, spokespersons, squadrons, stallions, stiffens, straightens, strengthens, sturgeons, subdivisions, suburbans, suggestions, sultans, summons, surgeons, sweetens, talons, tamarins, televisions, tendons, tensions, theologians, thickens, threatens, tightens, titans, toboggans, tokens, totalitarians, toughens, toxins, transfusions, trillions, truncheons, turbans, unions, unisons, urchins, utopians, vegetarians, versions, veterans, veterinarians, villains, virgins, visions, vitamins, wagons, wardens, warrens, watermelons, weakens, weapons, widens, woolens, worsens, yaupons, zillions. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-d-i-i-i-n-o-r-s-s-t-t-u" | |
-1 letter: distribution. | |
-4 letters: insidious, ouistitis. | |
-5 letters: bistorts, bundists, bursitis, distorts, distrust, disturbs, dustbins, inbursts, introits, intrusts, ironists, ouistiti, sinusoid, sistroid, sunbirds, tourists, tuitions. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-d-i-i-i-n-o-r-s-s-t-t-u" | |
+2 letters: misdistribution, redistributions. | |
+3 letters: maldistributions, misdistributions. | |
+4 letters: redistributionist. | |
+5 letters: redistributionists. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Quotations: Fiction | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Bibliography |
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