distribution center

noun

A warehouse or other specialized building, often with refrigeration or air conditioning, which is stocked with products (goods) to be redistributed to retailers, to wholesalers, or directly to consumers.

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Meanings

noundistribution center (plural distribution centers)

plural distribution centers · alternative distribution centre

  1. A warehouse or other specialized building, often with refrigeration or air conditioning, which is stocked with products (goods) to be redistributed to retailers, to wholesalers, or directly to consumers.

Translations

Finnish jakelukeskus
  • jakelukeskusTranslations
French centre de distribution
  • centre de distributionTranslations
Polish centrum dystrybucyjne
  • centrum dystrybucyjneTranslations
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APA

distribution center. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distribution%20center

MLA

“distribution center.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distribution%20center. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distribution center,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distribution%20center.

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