circulationnoun
uk/ˌsɜː.kjəˈleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌsɝː.kjəˈleɪ.ʃən/[ U ] the process in which something such as information, money, or goods passes from one person to another:
Police have warned that there are a lot of fake £50 notes in circulation.
Add her name to the circulation list for this report (= the people who will be given it to read).
figurative I hear she's out of circulation/back in circulation (= taking part/not taking part in social activities) after her accident.
C2 [ C usually singular ] the number of people that a newspaper or magazine is regularly sold to:
The paper has a circulation of 150,000.
C2 [ U ] the movement of blood around the body:
Exercise helps to improve circulation.
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- The newspaper's circulation has dropped dramatically.
- I heard that there are several stolen paintings in circulation.
- Police are aware of the circulation of forged bank notes.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The circulatory system & blood
- Abo
- accessory pathway
- atrioventricular
- auricular
- blood donor
- blood sugar
- capillary
- erectile
- intravenous
- LV
- mediastinal
- microvascular
- myocardial
- myocarditis
- oxyhaemoglobin
- palpitate
- pressure point
- pulse
- Rh factor
- semilunar valve
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