distributorship

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dis·trib·u·tor

(dĭ-strĭb′yə-tər)

1. One that distributes, especially a device that applies electric current in proper sequence to the spark plugs of an engine.

2. One that markets or sells merchandise, especially a wholesaler.

dis·trib′u·tor·ship′ n.

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distributorship

(dɪˈstrɪbjʊtəˌʃɪp)

1. a company that distributes something, esp one that has exclusive license to do this

2. the right to supply goods

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Translations

distributorship

[dɪsˈtrɪbjʊtəʃɪp] N (Comm) (= company) → compañía f distribuidora, distribuidora f; (= right to supply) → distribución f

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distributorship

[dɪˈstrɪbjʊtə^rʃɪp] n

(= company) → distributeur m

(= right to supply goods) → contrat m de distribution

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distributorship

n (Comm: = company) → Vertriebsgesellschaft f; (= right to supply) → Vertrieb m

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Coors, which announced the transaction in February, is an alcoholic beverages distributorship in Fort Worth, Texas, founded in 1966 by John McMillan and Ed Curtis.

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Maris Distributing, which once considered selling shares to the public or selling out to a publicly held company, alleges that Anheuser-Busch violated antitrust laws by prohibiting public ownership of any wholesale distributorship. It has filed civil suits in state and federal court against Anheuser-Busch, which earns $10 billion a year in revenue.

August Busch III testifies in Maris suit

"This legislation makes it absolutely clear that manufacturers of beer and any affiliate or subsidiary are prohibited from owning an interest in a distributorship," said Representative Mautino.

Illinois Bill prohibiting brewery ownership of distribs passes

Tampa, FL, December 11, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Silent Partner Technologies (SPT) announced today the release of its major distributorship program.

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Randy Mourot bought the distributorship and now has the Little Rock distribution rights for Clear Mountain Spring Water and Mountain Valley.

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Jackson the "King of Beers." In 1995, Jackson asked his friend Ron Burkle to help his sons get a "lucrative" Budweiser distributorship on the North and Northwest sides of Chicago, reports the Tribune.

Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass calls Rev. Jackson the King of Beers. (2001 in Review)

Welltec, which has been building injection molding machines in Hong Kong since the late 1970s, introduced its first machines here through a distributorship and opened a U.S.