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distributorship

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

noun

Commerce.
  1. a franchise held by a distributor.


Etymology

Origin of distributorship

First recorded in 1815–25; distributor + -ship

Example Sentences

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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

He then married Cindy Lou Hensley, a Phoenix teacher whose father owned a beer distributorship.

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 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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