n.
1.the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)
2.movement through a circuit
3.(library science) the count of books that are loaned by a library over a specified period
4.number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold
5.free movement or passage through a series of vessels (as of water through pipes or sap through a plant)
6.the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area
Idiom of the Day
pay (someone) a back-handed compliment
to give someone a false compliment that is really an insult
The woman paid her colleague a back-handed compliment when she told her what a good job she was doing.
