distributorship
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of distributorship
First recorded in 1815–25; distributor + -ship
Example Sentences
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In 1998, 16 years later, the River North beer distributorship in Chicago was purchased by two of Jackson’s sons, Yusef and Jonathan.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
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 owned a beer and wine distributorship in Los Angeles, headed the radio network All-Pro Broadcasting and was a board member of many corporations.
From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2020
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
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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