issue
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u noun
1.
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution: the issue of food and blankets to flood victims.
2.
something that is printed or published and distributed, especially a given number of a periodical: Have you seen the latest issue of the magazine?
3.
something that is sent out or put forth in any form.
4.
a quantity of something that is officially offered for sale or put into circulation at one time: a new issue of commemorative stamps; a new bond issue.
5.
a point in question or a matter that is in dispute, as between contending parties in an action at law.
6.
7.
a point the decision of which determines a matter: The real issue in the strike was the right to bargain collectively.
8.
a point at which a matter is ready for decision: to bring a case to an issue.
9.
something proceeding from any source, as a product, effect, result, or consequence: His words were the issue of an intelligent man.
10.
the ultimate result, event, or outcome of a proceeding, affair, etc.: the issue of a contest.
11.
a distribution of food rations, clothing, equipment, or ammunition to a number of officers or enlisted soldiers, or to a military unit.
12.
offspring; progeny: to die without issue.
13.
a going, coming, passing, or flowing out: free issue and entry.
14.
a place or means of egress; outlet or exit.
15.
something that comes out, as an outflowing stream.
16.
Pathology.
a.
a discharge of blood, pus, or the like.
b.
an incision, ulcer, or the like, emitting such a discharge.
17.
issues, English Law. the profits from land or other property.
18.
the printing of copies of a work from the original setting of type with some slight changes: the third issue of the poem.
19.
Obsolete. a proceeding or action.
verb (used with object)
20.
to put out; deliver for use, sale, etc.; put into circulation.
21.
to mint, print, or publish for sale or distribution: to issue a new coin; to issue a new book.
22.
to distribute (food, clothing, etc.) to one or more officers or enlisted soldiers or to a military unit.
23.
to send out; discharge; emit.
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verb (used without object)
Idioms 24.
to go, pass, or flow out; come forth; emerge: to issue forth to battle.
25.
to be sent, put forth, or distributed authoritatively or publicly, as a legal writ or money.
26.
to be published, as a book.
27.
to originate or proceed from any source.
28.
to arise as a result or consequence; result: a reaction that issues from the stimulus.
33.
at issue,
a.
being disputed or under discussion.
b.
being at opposite viewpoints; in disagreement: Medical experts are still at issue over the proper use of tranquilizers.
34.
join issue,
a.
to enter into controversy or take exception to.
b.
to submit an issue jointly for legal decision.
35.
take issue, to disagree; dispute: He took issue with me on my proposal for a new advertising campaign.
Origin:
1275–1325; (noun) Middle English < Middle French: place or passage out; Old French (e)issue < Vulgar Latin *exūta, noun use of feminine of *exūtus, Latin exitus exit; (v.) Middle English issuen, derivative of the noun, or < Middle French, Old French (e)issu, past participle of issir to go out (≪ Latin exīre); see exit
1275–1325; (noun) Middle English < Middle French: place or passage out; Old French (e)issue < Vulgar Latin *exūta, noun use of feminine of *exūtus, Latin exitus exit; (v.) Middle English issuen, derivative of the noun, or < Middle French, Old French (e)issu, past participle of issir to go out (≪ Latin exīre); see exit
Related forms
is·sue·less, adjective
is·su·er, noun
out·is·sue, verb (used with object), out·is·sued, out·is·su·ing.
pre·is·sue, noun, verb (used with object), pre·is·sued, pre·is·su·ing.
self-is·sued, adjective
Synonyms
2. copy, edition, printing. 5-7. crux. 6, 7. problem, question. 10. upshot, conclusion, end. 24. See emerge. 27. flow, emanate, arise, spring. 28. ensue.
2. copy, edition, printing. 5-7. crux. 6, 7. problem, question. 10. upshot, conclusion, end. 24. See emerge. 27. flow, emanate, arise, spring. 28. ensue.
Antonyms
24. return.
24. return.
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issue (ˈɪʃjuː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of sending or giving out something; supply; delivery |
| 2. | something issued; an edition of stamps, a magazine, etc |
| 3. | the number of identical items, such as banknotes or shares in a company, that become available at a particular time |
| 4. | the act of emerging; outflow; discharge |
| 5. | something flowing out, such as a river |
| 6. | a place of outflow; outlet |
| 7. | the descendants of a person; offspring; progeny |
| 8. | a topic of interest or discussion |
| 9. | an important subject requiring a decision |
| 10. | an outcome or consequence; result |
| 11. | pathol |
| a. a suppurating sore | |
| b. discharge from a wound | |
| 12. | law the matter remaining in dispute between the parties to an action after the pleadings |
| 13. | the yield from or profits arising out of land or other property |
| 14. | military the allocation of items of government stores, such as food, clothing, and ammunition |
| 15. | library science |
| a. the system for recording current loans | |
| b. the number of books loaned in a specified period | |
| 16. | obsolete an act, deed, or proceeding |
| 17. | at issue |
| a. under discussion | |
| b. in disagreement | |
| 18. | force the issue to compel decision on some matter |
| 19. | join issue |
| a. to join in controversy | |
| b. to submit an issue for adjudication | |
| 20. | take issue to disagree |
| —vb (foll by in) , -sues, -suing, -sued | |
| 21. | to come forth or emerge or cause to come forth or emerge |
| 22. | to publish or deliver (a newspaper, magazine, etc) |
| 23. | (tr) to make known or announce |
| 24. | (intr) to originate or proceed |
| 25. | (intr) to be a consequence; result |
| 26. | to end or terminate |
| 27. | (tr) |
| a. to give out or allocate (equipment, a certificate, etc) officially to someone | |
| b. ( | |
| [C13: from Old French eissue way out, from eissir to go out, from Latin exīre, from | |
| 'issueless | |
| —adj | |
| 'issuer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
issue
c.1300, from O.Fr. issue "a way out, exit," from fem. pp. of issir "to go out," from L. exire, from ex- "out" + ire "to go," from PIE base *ei- "to go" (see ion). Meaning "discharge of blood or other fluid from the body" is from 1520s; sense of "offspring" is from late 14c.
Meaning "outcome of an action" is attested from late 14c.; legal sense of "point in question at the conclusion of the presentation by both parties in a suit" (early 14c. in Anglo-Fr.) led to transf. sense of "a point to be decided" (1836). Meaning "action of sending into publication or circulation" is from 1833. The verb meaning "to flow out" (c.1300) is from O.Fr. issu, pp. of issir; sense of "to send out authoritatively" is from c.1600; that of "to supply (someone with something)" is from 1925.
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Medical Dictionary
issue is·sue (ĭsh'&oomacr;)
n.
A discharge, as of blood or pus.
A lesion, a wound, or an ulcer that produces a discharge of this sort.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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These coalitions are issue focused and come and go as issues come and go.
Next issue two strange, warm men and the city of their dreams.
Then he and my father retired to another room to talk the issue out.
How these religions resolve this issue is where the religions differ.
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