issue
noun
- 1
The action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow, particularly:
- 2
Someone or something that flows out or comes out, particularly:
- 3
The means or opportunity by which something flows or comes out, particularly:
- 4
The place where something flows or comes out, an outlet, particularly:
- 5
The action or an instance of sending something out, particularly:
“The issue of the directive from the treasury prompted the central bank's most recent issue of currency.”
- 6
Any question or situation to be resolved, particularly:
“Please stand by. We are having technical issues.”
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The action or an instance of concluding something, particularly:
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The end result of an event or events, any result or outcome, particularly:
- 9
The action or an instance of feeling some emotion.
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The action or an instance of leaving any state or condition.
verb
- 1
To flow out, to proceed from, to come out or from.
“The rents issuing from the land permitted him to live as a man of independent means.”
- 2
To rush out, to sally forth.
“The men issued from the town and attacked the besiegers.”
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To extend into, to open onto.
“The road issues into the highway.”
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To turn out in a certain way, to result in.
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To come to a point in fact or law on which the parties join issue.
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To send out; to put into circulation.
- 7
To deliver for use.
“The prison issued new uniforms for the inmates.”
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To deliver by authority.
“The court issued a writ of mandamus.”
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