circulation
[noun]
Synonyms:
- bloodstream
- flow, circling, motion, rotation
- distribution, currency, dissemination, spread, transmission

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

cir‧cu‧la‧tion /ˌsɜːkjəˈleɪʃən, ˌsɜːkjʊˈleɪʃən $ ˌsɜːr-/ noun
[Word Family: noun: circle, semicircle, circulation; adjective: circular, semicircular, circulatory; verb: circle, circulate]

1. [singular, uncountable] the movement of blood around your body:
Exercise improves the circulation.
good/bad circulation
Doctors had to remove her leg because of bad circulation.

2. [uncountable] the exchange of information, money etc from one person to another in a group or society
in/out of circulation
Police believe there are thousands of illegal guns in circulation.
The book was taken out of circulation.
remove/withdraw something from circulation
The Treasury Department plans to remove older coins from circulation and replace them with new ones.

3. [countable, usually singular] the average number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are usually sold each day, week, month etc
circulation of
The newspaper has a daily circulation of 55,000.

4. [uncountable and countable] the movement of liquid, air etc in a system:
Let’s open the windows and get some circulation in here.

5. in circulation/out of circulation informal when someone takes part or does not take part in social activities at a particular time:
Sandy’s out of circulation until after her exams.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

circulation
noun
I. movement of blood round the body
ADJ. good | bad, poor | blood
VERB + CIRCULATION have I've got poor circulation.
improve, stimulate to have a massage to stimulate your circulation
PHRASES the circulation of the blood

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

circulation
II. passing of sth between different people
ADJ. general | restricted Restricted circulation of the report will reduce the risk of leaks outside the ministry.
VERB + CIRCULATION go into The new banknotes will go into general circulation next year.
put sth into | take sth out of, withdraw sth from Copies of the magazine were withdrawn from circulation.
PREP. in/out of ~ the amount of money in circulation (figurative) I was out of circulation for months after the baby was born.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

circulation
II. of a newspaper/magazine
ADJ. large, mass, wide | limited, small | daily, monthly | national, nationwide
VERB + CIRCULATION enjoy, have The newspaper has a daily circulation of 20,000.
boost, increase
CIRCULATION + VERB increase, rise | fall
CIRCULATION + NOUN figures
PREP. ~ of

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

circulation
ˌsə:kjuˈleɪʃən
See: in circulation , out of circulation

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲