Word Frequency
issue (ˈɪʃuː
; ˈɪsjuː
)
Definitions
noun
- the act of sending or giving out something; supply; delivery
- something issued; an edition of stamps, a magazine, etc
- the number of identical items, such as banknotes or shares in a company, that become available at a particular time
- the act of emerging; outflow; discharge
- something flowing out, such as a river
- a place of outflow; outlet
- the descendants of a person; offspring; progeny
- a topic of interest or discussion
- an important subject requiring a decision
- an outcome or consequence; result
- (pathology)
- a suppurating sore
- discharge from a wound
- (law) the matter remaining in dispute between the parties to an action after the pleadings
- the yield from or profits arising out of land or other property
- (military) the allocation of items of government stores, such as food, clothing, and ammunition
- (library science)
- the system for recording current loans
- the number of books loaned in a specified period
- (obsolete) an act, deed, or proceeding
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See at issue
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See force the issue
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See join issue
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See take issue
verb
-sues, -suing, -sued- to come forth or emerge or cause to come forth or emerge
- to publish or deliver (a newspaper, magazine, etc)
- tr to make known or announce
- intr to originate or proceed
- intr to be a consequence; result
- intr foll by in to end or terminate
- tr
- to give out or allocate (equipment, a certificate, etc) officially to someone
- foll by with to supply officially (with)
Derived Forms
ˈissueless adjectiveˈissuer noun
Word Origin
C13: from Old French eissue way out, from eissir to go out, from Latin exīre, from ex-1 + īre to goSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = topic, point, matter, problem, business, case, question, concern, subject, affair, argument, theme, controversy, can of worms
= distribution, issuing, supply, supplying, delivery, publication, circulation, sending out, dissemination, dispersal, issuance
= outcome, end, result, effect, consequence, conclusion, pay-off, finale, termination, culmination, end result, upshot
= give out, release, publish, announce, deliver, spread, broadcast, distribute, communicate, proclaim, put out, circulate, emit, impart, disseminate, promulgate, put in circulation
Translations for 'issue'
- British English: issue An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing....the issue of climate change.ˈɪʃjuː NOUN
- Arabic: إِصْدَارٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: problema
- Chinese: 问题
- Croatian: pitanje
- Czech: otázkapředmět rozmluvy
- Danish: emne
- Dutch: kwestie
- European Spanish: cuestión
- Finnish: asiaaihe
- French: questionproblème
- German: Angelegenheit
- Greek: ζήτημα
- Italian: problema
- Japanese: 論点
- Korean: 쟁점
- Norwegian: sak
- Polish: kwestia
- Portuguese: questão
- Romanian: problemă probleme
- Russian: вопрос
- Spanish: cuestión
- Swedish: upplaga
- Thai: หัวข้อที่ถกเถียงกัน
- Turkish: konu
- Ukrainian: питання
- Vietnamese: vấn đềnêu ra
- British English: issue If someone issues a statement, they make it formally or publicly.The embassy has stopped issuing visas to journalists.ˈɪʃjuː VERB
- Arabic: يُصْدِرُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: emitir
- Chinese: 发行
- Croatian: izdavati
- Czech: vydat vydávatvyjádření apod.
- Danish: udsende
- Dutch: uitgeven
- European Spanish: expedir
- Finnish: julkaista
- French: émettresortir
- German: erteilen
- Greek: δημοσιεύω
- Italian: emettere
- Japanese: 公布する
- Korean: 공표하다
- Norwegian: kunngjøre
- Polish: wydać wydawać
- Portuguese: emitir
- Romanian: a emite
- Russian: выдавать
- Spanish: hacer público
- Swedish: utfärda
- Thai: ออกเอกสาร
- Turkish: kamuoyuna açıklamak
- Ukrainian: видавати видати
- Vietnamese: phát hành
Example Sentences Including 'issue'
An emergency CEC meeting will take place during the ASTI annual conference next month to consider the issue.Irish Times (2002)
On the aircraft over he had decided to broach the issue in private to the Attorney General.Field of Blood
On the controversial issue of vaccination, the inquiry ruled that emergency vaccination should'be an option available.Country Life (2004)
Only then did I observe what my colleagues were wearing: hardly anyone had on the regulation issue shoes.TUNNEL VISIONS: Journeys of an Underground Philosopher (2001)
She had been planning to make an issue of that too, knowing her mode of dress would appall the straight-laced Kariens.TREASON KEEP (2001)
The case has highlighted an issue which human rights campaigners insist needs tackling.Glasgow Herald (2001)
The fact is that funding for Irish Olympic athletes is by no means a straightforward issue.Irish Times (2002)
Whatever the outcome, it has been crucial in drawing attention to an issue which has been going on for many years.Glasgow Herald (2001)
With no children to suffer traumas or confuse the issue , there had been few wrangles over the division of the spoils.A Song at Twilight
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