#distribution the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
supertype: human_action__humanaction__act__human_activity__humanactivity something that people do or cause to happen
subtype: assigning__assignment the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"
subtype: allocation (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
subtype: redistribution distributing again
subtype: dispensation.distribution the act of dispensing (giving out in portions)
subtype: apportionment__allotment__apportioning__allocation__parceling__parcelling the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
subtype: subsidization__grant__subsidisation the act of providing a subsidy
subtype: awarding__award a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court"
subtype: block_grant__blockgrant a grant of federal money to state and local governments to support social welfare programs; "block grants reduce federal responsibility for social welfare"
subtype: grant-in-aid a grant from a central government to a local government
subtype: reallotment__reapportionment__reallocation a new apportionment (especially a reallotment of US congressional seats on the basis of census results)
subtype: reshuffle a redistribution of something; "there was a reshuffle of cabinet officers"
subtype: deal the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"
subtype: new_deal__newdeal a reapportioning of something
subtype: rationing the act of rationing; "during the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline"
subtype: parcel__portion the result of parcelling out or sharing; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans"
subtype: deal.distribution (card game) the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"
subtype: misdeal an incorrect deal
subtype: revenue_sharing__revenuesharing distribution of part of the federal tax income to states and municipalities
subtype: share-out__shareout__sharing a distribution in shares
subtype: generosity__unselfishness__unselfishnes acting generously
subtype: giving__gift the act of giving
subtype: oblation__offering the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity; "oblations for aid to the poor"
subtype: conferral__bestowal__bestowment__conferment the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
subtype: accordance_of_rights__accordance the act of granting rights; "the accordance to Canada of rights of access"
subtype: endowment the act of endowing with a permanent source of income; "his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time"
subtype: charity an activity or gift that benefits the public at large
subtype: alms-giving__alms voluntary contributions to aid the poor
subtype: handout giving money or food or clothing to a needy person
subtype: contribution.giving__donation act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity
subtype: subscription.contribution a pledged contribution
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