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circulation

noun
  1. the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area
  2. the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)
  3. free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant)
    “ocean circulation is an important part of global climate”
  4. movement through a circuit
  5. number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold
    “by increasing its circulation the newspaper hoped to increase its advertising”
  6. (library science) the count of books that are loaned by a library over a specified period