syndication

noun syn·di·ca·tion \ ˌsin-də-ˈkā-shən \

Updated on: 17 Apr 2018

Definition of syndication

1 : an act or instance of forming a syndicate or bringing something under the control of a syndicate

real estate syndication

2 a : the act of selling something (such as a newspaper column or television series) for publication or broadcast to multiple newspapers, periodicals, websites, stations, etc.

the syndication of news articles and video footage

b : the state of being syndicated to multiple newspapers, periodicals, websites, stations, etc.

a popular TV show that has made millions in syndication

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Acting, writing, and producing However, syndication is not the only way that Barr earned money from the show.

— eileen reslen, Good Housekeeping, "What Is Roseanne Barr's Net Worth?," 3 Apr. 2018
Thanks to syndication, this big reveal might be easy for viewers to recall.

— sonia rao, chicagotribune.com, "From 'Roseanne' to 'Gilmore Girls,' these 5 TV reboots ask us to disregard their weird finales," 28 Mar. 2018
In a letter to 10 banks dated Jan. 29, Yildiz asked them to create a consortium, syndication or joint finance group to consolidate their loans to the company.

— Bloomberg.com, "Turkey’s Richest Man Is Trying to Renegotiate $7 Billion in Debt," 1 Mar. 2018
According to the profile: In 1997, Hannity took a nighttime radio slot at WABC — the show went into national syndication the day before the 9/11 attacks — and learned to use the radio program as a workshop for television.

— callum borchers, Washington Post, "Sean Hannity personifies Trump's TV presidency," 2 Feb. 2018
At Quellaveco, the large copper deposit in southern Peru that will cost roughly $5 billion to develop, the miner is searching for a syndication partner to shoulder costs.

— nina trentmann, WSJ, "Anglo American CFO Strives For Fiscal Discipline," 29 Mar. 2018
In 1917, a syndication offer from the Wheeler Syndicate gave her the opportunity to write her column full-time.

— mike scott, NOLA.com, "Dorothy Dix, journalism pioneer: 1 of 300," 1 Mar. 2018
The ban lasted 10 years, and the publicity dramatically boosted syndication.

— ali bahrampour, chicagotribune.com, "Mort Walker, whose 'Beetle Bailey' was a comic-page staple for decades, dies at 94," 27 Jan. 2018
John Banks, the president of the Real Estate Board of New York, said the new listing syndication will launch in August and allow listings to circulate to more than 200 websites within 24 hours.

— josh barbanel, WSJ, "StreetEasy Starts Charging Brokers for NYC Rental Listings," 19 July 2017

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