syndication
English meaning: Syndication
Definition
The act of syndicating a news feature by publishing it in multiple newspapers etc, simultaneously
Example
“The sitcom earned millions once it went into syndication.”
Another example: “The bank arranged the loan syndication among several international lenders.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A formal-to-neutral noun in media, finance, and law, meaning selling content (TV shows, news columns) to multiple outlets, or forming a financial syndicate (e.g. loan syndication). Common in business journalism.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From 'syndicate' (from Greek 'syndikos', an advocate representing a group) plus '-ation'; the media sense developed in the late 1800s with newspaper columns.
Synonyms
- distribution
- licensing
- pooling
Related Words
- exclusivity
- rerun
- syndicated
- tbs
- affiliates
- syndicate
- airing
- package
- cancellation
- cbs
Common Collocations
- tv syndication
- loan syndication
- go into syndication
- syndication rights
- content syndication
Word Forms
syndicate (v/n); syndicated; syndicating; syndication (n)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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