circulation


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
circulation/sɜːkjəˈleɪʃn/
noun
  • 1 movement to and fro or around something.

    ■ the continuous motion by which blood travels through the body.

  • 2 the public availability or knowledge of something: his music has achieved wide circulation.
  • 3 the number of copies sold of a newspaper or magazine.
– phrases
in (or out of) circulation
  • 1 available (or unavailable) for general use.
  • 2 (of a person) seen (or not seen) in public.
– derivatives
circulatory adjective.
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