circulation
cir‧cu‧la‧tion /ˌsɜːkjəˈleɪʃən, ˌsɜːkjʊˈleɪʃən $ ˌsɜːr-/
noun
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.
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: good/bad circulation
2. [uncountable] the exchange of information, money etc from one person to another in a group or society
in/out of circulation
remove/withdraw something from circulation
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
4. [uncountable and countable] the movement of liquid, air etc in a system:
5. in circulation/out of circulation informal when someone takes part or does not take part in social activities at a particular time: