: passage or transmission from person to person or place to place
especially: the interchange of currency
coins in circulation
b
: the extent of dissemination: such as
(1)
: the average number of copies of a publication sold over a given period
(2)
: the total number of items borrowed from a library
Example Sentences
He has bad circulation in his legs. The drug improves blood circulation. The attic has poor air circulation. the circulation of ocean waters Let's open the windows to get some circulation in here. This memo is not meant for circulation. The coins have recently entered circulation. See More
Recent Examples on the WebIt was only approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2019, primarily for the prevention of smallpox in case that virus—eradicated from circulation by an earlier vaccine, but retained in two labs—was ever used as a biological weapon.WIRED, 16 Sep. 2022 But now, the Bank of England, which prints the country's banknotes, and the Royal Mint, which makes its coins, face the sizeable task of withdrawing that currency from circulation and replacing it with money bearing the portrait of King Charles III. Anna Cooban, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 The library declined to remove any books from circulation. Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2022 Unlike the media companies of the early aughts, Runway’s parent company is just barely breaking even in 2022, thanks to declining circulation and loss of ad revenue.Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 Proponents of gua sha claim this scraping technique increases circulation and collagen production. Lauren Burwell, Allure, 13 Aug. 2022 Health officials recently detected poliovirus in wastewater samples from two New York state counties and New York City, suggesting local circulation. Brianna Abbott, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 The presence of the poliovirus in the city's wastewater suggests likely local circulation of the virus, the city and New York state health departments said.CBS News, 12 Aug. 2022 The poliovirus sewage samples likely indicate local circulation of the virus and a risk of transmission, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said. Madeline Halpert, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 See More