distributive
adjective/dɪˈstrɪbjətɪv/
/dɪˈstrɪbjətɪv/
[usually before noun] (business)- connected with distribution of goodsOxford Collocations DictionaryDistributive is used with these nouns:
- justice
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French distributif, -ive or late Latin distributivus, from Latin distribut- ‘divided up’, from the verb distribuere, from dis- ‘apart’ + tribuere ‘assign’.Want to learn more?
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