syndicate

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noun

syn·​di·​cate ˈsin-di-kət How to pronounce syndicate (audio)
1
a
: a council or body of syndics
b
: the office or jurisdiction of a syndic
2
: an association of persons officially authorized to undertake a duty or negotiate business
3
a
: a group of persons or concerns who combine to carry out a particular transaction or project
c
: a loose association of racketeers in control of organized crime
4
: a business concern that sells materials for publication in a number of newspapers or periodicals simultaneously
5
: a group of newspapers under one management

syndicate

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verb

syn·​di·​cate ˈsin-də-ˌkāt How to pronounce syndicate (audio)
syndicated; syndicating

transitive verb

1
: to subject to or manage as a syndicate
2
a
: to sell (something, such as a cartoon) to a syndicate or for publication in many newspapers or periodicals at once
also : to sell the work of (someone, such as a writer) in this way
a syndicated columnist
b
: to sell (something, such as a series of television programs) directly to local stations

intransitive verb

: to unite to form a syndicate
syndicator noun

Examples of syndicate in a Sentence

Noun A syndicate owns the company. a powerful banking syndicate that controls loans in the small country Verb The company syndicates her work. The company syndicated the show to local stations.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Parish follows a driver (Esposito) who takes a job for a shady criminal syndicate, leading him to lots of gunfire and dead bodies. Nick Caruso, TVLine, 17 Oct. 2024 Lawrence Bishnoi, accused by India's National Investigation Agency of masterminding a criminal syndicate, is currently awaiting trial in the western part of the country on terrorism charges. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
Verb
In days gone by, the program would’ve been syndicated across different networks in various countries, appearing at random times, and there would have been no way for people in other nations to discuss it with each other. Callum Booth, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 This article was produced by Media Decision and syndicated by Wealth of Geeks. Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for syndicate 

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

French syndicat, from syndic

First Known Use

Noun

1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1882, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of syndicate was in 1624

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Cite this Entry

“Syndicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/syndicate. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

syndicate

1 of 2 noun
syn·​di·​cate ˈsin-di-kət How to pronounce syndicate (audio)
1
: an association of persons involved in some official duty or business
2
: an association of people involved in organized crime
3
: a business concern that sells materials for publication at the same time in a number of newspapers or magazines

syndicate

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syn·​di·​cate ˈsin-də-ˌkāt How to pronounce syndicate (audio)
syndicated; syndicating
1
: to operate as a syndicate
2
: to sell (as a cartoon) for publication in several newspapers or magazines at once
also : to sell the work of (as a writer) in this way
a syndicated columnist
3
: to join to form a syndicate
syndication noun
syndicator noun

Legal Definition

syndicate

1 of 2 noun
syn·​di·​cate ˈsin-di-kət How to pronounce syndicate (audio)
1
: a group organized to carry out a particular transaction or enterprise
2
: an association of organized criminals

syndicate

2 of 2 verb
syn·​di·​cate ˈsin-di-ˌkāt How to pronounce syndicate (audio)
syndicated; syndicating

transitive verb

: to form or manage as or through a syndicate
a syndicated tax shelter

intransitive verb

: to unite to form a syndicate
syndication noun
Etymology

Noun

French syndicat the office or jurisdiction of a syndic

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