distribute vs merch

distribute

verb
  • To supply to retail outlets. 

  • To have employees working remotely from multiple locations. 

  • To scatter or spread. 

  • To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases. 

  • To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise. 

  • To deliver or pass out. 

  • To divide into portions and dispense. 

  • To classify or separate into categories. 

  • To be distributive. 

  • To apportion (more or less evenly). 

  • To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table. 

merch

verb
  • To merchandise. 

noun
  • Merchandise (“goods which are or were offered or intended for sale”). 

  • Merchandise (“goods connected with an entity such as a team, band, work of fiction, etc”). 

How often have the words distribute and merch occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )