What does distribution mean?

[Jorka]

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #168 "Poverty in the US: living standards expressions", question 5

One reason for the continued high poverty number is the growing gap in the ......... of income.

(a) distribution
(b) exchange
(c) transmission
(d) movement

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #168 "Poverty in the US: living standards expressions", answer 5

One reason for the continued high poverty number is the growing gap in the distribution of income.

Correct answer: (a) distribution

Your answer was: incorrect
One reason for the continued high poverty number is the growing gap in the exchange of income.
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what does 'distributio' mean?

Jorka

[Mister Micawber]

DISTRIBUTION
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