distributorship

[ dih-strib-yuh-ter-ship ]

noun

, Commerce.

1. a franchise held by a distributor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of distributorship¹

First recorded in 1815–25; distributor + -ship

Example Sentences

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

CAAIR, as it is commonly known, began more than a decade ago sending residents to work at Simmons Foods Inc., a processing giant that Walker touts as a principal partner and supplier to his distributorship, Renaissance Man Food Services.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Marcuse left that business after about a year and, initially from his Volkswagen Bug and later from a warehouse in Rockville, Md., operated a wholesale book distributorship called RPM that focused on small and alternative-press texts.

From Washington Post

He moved with his wife and their two boys to New Braunfels, outside San Antonio, and opened a Coors beer distributorship.

From Washington Post

In 1978, he sold the distributorship.

From Washington Post