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distributorship

American  
[dih-strib-yuh-ter-ship] / dɪˈstrɪb jə tərˌʃɪp /

noun

Commerce.
  1. a franchise held by a distributor.


Etymology

Origin of distributorship

First recorded in 1815–25; distributor + -ship

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Sime Darby Motors took on the distributorship for Malaysia in 2022 and currently has nine dealerships nationwide, with another 12 in the pipeline, the company said.

From Reuters Sep. 19, 2023

He began by peddling orange juice products with several partners in Southern California but soon bought them out and had the distributorship to himself.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2019

Epstein grew up in a Jewish family, went to Harvard, and now runs her family’s large oil distributorship with her sister.

From Slate Nov. 1, 2018

His father is the president of Warshauer Electric Supply Company, a distributorship in Tinton Falls, N.J.

From New York Times Oct. 28, 2018

With a handshake, Durant gave Howard sole distributorship of Buick as well as GM’s new acquisitions, National and Oldsmobile, for all of the western United States.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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