circulation
noun
uk/ˌsɜːkjəˈleɪʃən/ us [ U ] ECONOMICS, MONEY
the use of a particular type of money or payment system in the economy:
withdraw from/take out of circulation Many European currencies were withdrawn from circulation after the euro was adopted.
come into/go into/be put into circulation The new $100 bills will go into circulation early next year.
Within just five years, the number of credit cards in circulation had tripled.
[ usually singular ] COMMUNICATIONS
the typical number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold every day, week, or month:
a circulation of sth It has a daily circulation of 400,000, making it the second-largest newspaper in the country.
[ U ]
the act of sending goods or information from one person to another or from one place to another:
the circulation of sth Despite the circulation of the memo, the company's stock price in recent days has been soaring.
See also
velocity of circulation