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is·sue (is̸h′o̵̅o̅; chiefly Brit is′yo̵̅o̅)
noun
- an outgoing; outflow; passing out
- Archaic a way out; exit; outlet
- a result; consequence; upshot
- offspring; a child or children
- profits from lands, estates, or fines; produce; proceeds
- a point, matter, or question to be disputed or decided
- a sending or giving out; putting forth
- the thing or set of things issued; all that is put forth and circulated at one time the July issue of a magazine, an issue of bonds
- Med.
- a discharge of blood, pus, etc.
- an incision or artificial ulcer for the discharge of pus
- Informal a problem or difficulty: usually used in pl.
Etymology: OFr pp. of issir, to go out < L exire < ex-, out + ire, to go: see year
intransitive verb issued -·sued, issuing -·su·ing
- to go, come, pass, or flow out; emerge
- to be descended; be born
- to be derived or result (from a cause)
- to end or result (in an effect or consequence)
- to come as revenue; accrue
- to be printed or published; be put forth and circulated
transitive verb
- to let out; discharge
- to give or deal out; distribute to issue supplies
- to print or publish; put forth and circulate; give out publicly or officially to issue commemorative stamps
Related Forms:
- issuer is′·suer noun
issue Idioms
at issue
- in dispute or under discussionalso, esp. in law, in issue
- at variance; in disagreement
join issue
- to enter into conflict, argument, etc. with another or each other
- to join in submitting an issue for decision at law
take issue
to disagree; differ
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