Meaning & use
syndicating
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“syndicating” is a form of “syndicate”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meanings
verbtransitive
Selling or licensing a column, show, or article so it appears in many newspapers, stations, or websites.
Grammar: Takes an object: syndicating a column.
Patterns
- syndicating something to someone
- syndicating something across something
The columnist is syndicating her weekly advice piece to dozens of regional papers.
The network is syndicating the comedy series to local stations.
He earns extra income by syndicating his podcast through several platforms.
verbtransitivefinance
Arranging for a group of investors or lenders to share the money and risk of a large deal.
Grammar: Takes an object such as a loan or investment: syndicating a loan.
Patterns
- syndicating a loan
- syndicating risk
The bank is syndicating the loan so that no single lender carries the full risk.
They are syndicating the property purchase among twelve private investors.
Syndicating the project gave the small developer access to far more funding.
Common combinations
- syndicating a column
- She started syndicating a column on gardening in 2015.
- syndicating content
- The site is syndicating content from several partner blogs.
- syndicating a loan
- Syndicating a loan lets banks share large exposures.
- syndicating a show
- The studio is syndicating the show to cable channels.
- syndicating risk
- Insurers manage big claims by syndicating risk.
Synonyms and how they differ
- distributing
- Distributing is wider and covers any kind of delivery, while syndicating suggests licensing the same material to several outlets.
- licensing
- Licensing stresses giving legal permission to use something, whereas syndicating also implies it appears in many places at once.
- republishing
- Republishing means printing again, usually without the business arrangement that syndicating implies.
- pooling
- Pooling fits the finance sense, where money is gathered from many parties, but it is less formal than syndicating.
Word family
- syndicate noun
- a group or organization combining for a business purpose
- syndication noun
- the act of syndicating
- syndicator noun
- a person or firm that syndicates
- syndicated adjective
- sold or distributed through syndication
Commonly confused: syndicating or syndicalism?
syndicating vs syndicalism
Syndicalism is a political movement in which workers' unions would run industry. It is unrelated to syndicating content.
Practice
The bank is syndicating the loan. What does this mean?
Choose one answer.
In finance, to syndicate a loan means to spread it among several lenders. Lending to one customer only is tempting, but it describes an ordinary single-lender loan.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “syndicating”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.