syndication

American  

[sin-di-key-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

Etymology

Origin of syndication

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

Example Sentences

Cheeks dismissed concerns that Allen’s programs, which have been in syndication for years, would not be viewed as “CBS-level quality.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

After production stopped following the 1985 season, the show lived on in syndication, alongside a series of books and videotapes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

And it was primed for further takeoff on the burgeoning Web 2.0 circuit, as Walker entered syndication and social media really began taking off.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

First-run syndication allows producers to sell TV shows to stations on a market-by-market basis, instead of distributing them through a single network.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

It remained obstinately a specimen—of the other side of the great syndication.

From The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Related Words

• association
• league
• union