distributorship

[ dih-strib-yuh-ter-ship ]

nounCommerce.

a franchise held by a distributor.

Origin of distributorship

¹

First recorded in 1815–25; distributor + -ship

Words Nearby distributorship

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How to use distributorship in a sentence

Jesse Jackson [Sr.] dropped plans to boycott Anheuser-Busch only after two of his sons were awarded a beer distributorship.
It's All in the (Jackson) Family | David Frum | February 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
His second son has succeeded him in his stamp-distributorship.
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