syndication

American  

[sin-di-kay-shuhn] / ˌsɪn dɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the state or fact of being published simultaneously, or supplied for simultaneous publication, in a number of newspapers or other periodicals.

   This July, her edgy, cult-favorite comic strip is set to launch in newspapers nationwide under syndication by United Media.

2. content that is aired, or supplied for airing, on a number of media outlets in different places.

   Our goal is to have a radio station that is live and local during the day, with little or no syndication.

3. Television. (of a series, program, etc.) the state or fact of having been sold directly to independent stations for airing.

   Star Trek famously had low ratings when it was originally broadcast, but it became a cult classic in syndication during the 1970s, and has had a major influence on popular culture.

4. Finance. the act or process of sharing the financial risk of a business venture, loan, or the like, as by pooling resources or capital.

   If your project requires a large sum of money, loan syndication is a good alternative.

5. Finance. the combining of individuals or organizations into a group in order to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations.

   For individual investors, syndication can be a way to build a more diversified portfolio, spread risk and improve their returns.

6. Computers. a process by which access to content or updates can be shared between websites or between a website and the end user, often by means of a feed.

   The information given is in the public domain, but we encourage organizations to mirror our web text through content syndication rather than copying our text onto their websites.

   A podcast is a digital media series in which episodes are released periodically and made available through web syndication.

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Other Word Forms

• antisyndication
  noun
• nonsyndication
  noun
• subsyndication
  noun
• supersyndication
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of syndication

syndic(ate) ( def. ) + -ation ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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syndication

Tuesday’s tranche was priced at 93.806 pounds with a yield of 5.8168%, one of the lead manager banks said, significantly higher than the 5.4047% yield paid at the May 2025 syndication.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

He first encountered the original series as a child in the 1970s, watching reruns in syndication.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

The advent of streaming in the late 2000s replaced syndication with on-demand, binge rewatches, extending the half-life of television toward the infinite.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

For me, it was on an independent UHF television station that carried “The Porter Wagoner Show” in daytime syndication.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

I cannot but think that the principle of syndication is more suited to business than to generosity.

From Marge Askinforit by Barry Pain

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