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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 later owned a beverage distributorship in Stockton, California, where he raised quarter horses and cattle.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2022

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

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

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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