Distribute | Mean of distribute in English Dictionary

/dɪˈstrɪbjuːt/

• Verb
• to give or deliver (something) to people
1. She distributes [=hands out] the paychecks every week.
2. He'd been hired to distribute leaflets to people who passed by.
3. The organization distributes food and clothing to needy families.
• to deliver (something) to a store or business
1. The trucking company distributes goods to stores throughout the state.
2. One million copies of the CD were distributed to stores.
• to divide (something) among the members of a group
1. The profits are evenly distributed between them.
2. The work for the project gets distributed among the editors.

• to spread or place (something) over an area
1. The machine distributes [=scatters] the seeds evenly on the ground.
2. Make sure the paint is distributed evenly over the surface area.
3. The player's 200 pounds are evenly distributed over his six-foot frame.
4. The plant is widely distributed throughout the world. [=the plant grows throughout the world]