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Issue

/ˈɪsjuː/

The action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow, particularly:

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📖 Definitions of "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:

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."
3
To extend into, to open onto.
"The road issues into the highway."
4
To turn out in a certain way, to result in.

🔄 Synonyms of "Issue"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
yieldnoun	To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
subjectnoun	The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
consequencenoun	An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.
egressnoun	An exit or way out.
effectnoun	The result or outcome of a cause.
progenynoun	(uncountable) Offspring or descendants considered as a group.
returnnoun	(intransitive) To come or go back (to a place or person).
releasenoun	(software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.
takeverb	(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
emergeverb	(intransitive) To come into view.
emergencenoun	The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; appearance.
outcomenoun	That which is produced or occurs as a result of an event or process.
supplynoun	(transitive) To provide (something), to make (something) available for use.
resultnoun	That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect.
cutverb	(chiefly transitive) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
make outverb	(slang, chiefly US, intransitive) To embrace and kiss passionately.
exitnoun	An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
upshotnoun	The final result, or outcome of something.
bring outverb	To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality).
offspringnoun	A person's daughter or son; a person's child.
put outverb	Taking offense; indignant.
topicnoun	Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
payoffnoun	Alternative form of pay-off. [A payment in full; the state of having been paid in full.]
outletnoun	A wall-mounted socket connected to an electrical power supply, at which current can be taken to run electrical devices.
way outnoun	A means of exit.

↔️ Antonyms of "Issue"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
recallverb	(transitive, intransitive) To call back (a situation, event, etc.) to one's mind; to remember; to recollect.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Issue"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
government issuenoun	(countable, finance) A group of securities with the same maturity, interest rate, and terms and conditions issued by a government.
takenoun	The or an act of taking.
issuancenoun	The act of issuing, or giving out.
payoffnoun	Alternative form of pay-off. [A payment in full; the state of having been paid in full.]
supplynoun	(countable) An amount of something supplied.
returnnoun	The act of returning.
bring outverb	To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality).
proceedsnoun	Revenue; gross revenue.
emergencenoun	The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; appearance.
come forthverb	(intransitive) To move forward and into view, to emerge, to appear.
emergenoun	Alternative spelling of emerg. [(Canada, slang, medicine) The emergency department of a hospital.]
egressnoun	An exit or way out.
yieldnoun	A product.
exitnoun	An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
way outnoun	A means of exit.
releasenoun	(software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.
come outverb	(intransitive) To be discovered; to be revealed.
cutnoun	(literal, figurative) The act of cutting.
publishverb	(transitive) To issue (something, such as printed work) for distribution and/or sale.
upshotnoun	The final result, or outcome of something.