Origin: Greek prefix syn-
Syndication has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
organizing into or administering as a syndicate
"The bank approved the syndication of the new loan by coordinating funds from multiple regional lenders to meet the large borrowing requirement."
selling (an article or cartoon) for publication in many magazines or newspapers at the same time
"he received a comfortable income from the syndication of his work"
The act of syndicating a news feature by publishing it in multiple newspapers etc, simultaneously
"The newspaper secured exclusive syndication rights to distribute its investigative report to hundreds of other outlets across the country on the same day."
In plain English: Syndication is when you sell copies of your content to multiple different places so more people can see it at once.
"The newspaper made money by selling its articles to other websites through syndication."
Usage: Syndication refers to the practice of licensing content from one source so that other outlets can publish or broadcast it. This term is commonly used when discussing how media companies distribute articles, images, or shows across various platforms without creating original material for each location.
Syndication entered English from the American verb syndicate around 1925. The term originally referred to a group of people or companies banding together for business purposes before being applied specifically to media distribution.