ISSUE

/ˈɪsjuː/ ► audio Scrabble 5 Words With Friends 6

Definition

  1. verb prepare and issue for public distribution or sale. — synonyms: publish, bring_out, put_out, release
  2. verb circulate or distribute or equip with. — synonyms: supply
  3. verb bring out an official document (such as a warrant).
  4. verb come out of. — synonyms: emerge, come_out, come_forth, go_forth, egress
  5. verb make out and issue. — synonyms: write_out, make_out, cut
  6. noun an important question that is in dispute and must be settled.
  7. noun one of a series published periodically. — synonyms: number
  8. noun some situation or event that is thought about. — synonyms: topic, subject, matter
  9. noun the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity). — synonyms: issuing, issuance
  10. noun supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government. — synonyms: military_issue, government_issue
  11. noun the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property. — synonyms: return, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff
  12. noun a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon. — synonyms: consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, upshot
  13. noun the immediate descendants of a person. — synonyms: offspring, progeny
  14. noun the becoming visible. — synonyms: emergence, egress
  15. noun an opening that permits escape or release. — synonyms: exit, outlet, way_out
  16. noun the act of issuing printed materials. — synonyms: publication

Examples

  • “The issue of the directive from the treasury prompted the central bank's most recent issue of currency.”
  • “Please stand by. We are having technical issues.”
  • “The rents issuing from the land permitted him to live as a man of independent means.”

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