syndicate

8 definitions • 10 examples

a group of people or companies who join together in order to share the cost of a particular business operation for which a large amount of money is needed:

A syndicate of banks is/are financing the deal.

an organization that supplies articles and photographs to different newspapers and magazines for publishing:

His cartoons are distributed by United Press Syndicate.

to sell newspaper or magazine articles, photographs, television shows, etc. to other organizations so that they can be published or shown in several places:

Freelance writer Ellen Kanner is better known to Miami Herald readers as the syndicated food columnist Edgy Veggie.

His new three-hour syndicated show airs on 38 stations.

to give a debt or loan to a group of people or organizations so they can control or manage it:

His businesses ranged from investment banking to syndicating corporate loans and managing wealth for private clients.

The report notes that big banks are having trouble "syndicating" their deals, or repackaging them into bundles to be sold to investors.

a group of people or companies that join together in order to share the cost of a business operation, such as the buying and publishing of newspaper stories, photographs, etc.

a group of people or organizations who join together to share the financial risk involved in achieving something:

A syndicate of banks is financing the deal.

a banking/property syndicate

to provide or manage a large loan together with other financial organizations who share the risk:

The bank was prepared to lend as much as $5.75 billion, though it would syndicate the debt.

to sell television programmes, newspaper articles, etc. to companies around the world:

syndicate sth to sb The Oscars ceremony is syndicated to broadcasters worldwide.