Definitions for issue

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issue is·sue

Spelling: [ish-oo or, esp. British, is-yoo]

IPA: /ˈɪʃ u or, esp. British, ˈɪs yu/

Issue is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 35 anagrams from letters in issue (eissu).

Definitions for issue

noun

1. the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
2. something that is printed or published and distributed, especially a given number of a periodical:
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:
5. a point in question or a matter that is in dispute, as between contending parties in an action at law.
6. a point, matter, or dispute, the decision of which is of special or public importance:
7. a point, the decision of which determines a matter:
8. a point at which a matter is ready for decision:
9. something proceeding from any source, as a product, effect, result, or consequence:
10. Often, issues. a personal or emotional problem: any problem or difficulty:
11. the ultimate result, event, or outcome of a proceeding, affair, etc.:
12. a distribution of food rations, clothing, equipment, or ammunition to a number of officers or enlisted soldiers, or to a military unit.
13. offspring; progeny:
14. a going, coming, passing, or flowing out:
15. a place or means of egress; outlet or exit.
16. something that comes out, as an outflowing stream.
17. Pathology. a discharge of blood, pus, or the like. an incision, ulcer, or the like, emitting such a discharge.
18. issues, English Law. the profits from land or other property.
19. the printing of copies of a work from the original setting of type with some slight changes:
20. Obsolete. a proceeding or action.

Idioms

1. at issue, being disputed or under discussion. being at opposite viewpoints; in disagreement:
2. join issue, to enter into controversy or take exception to. to submit an issue jointly for legal decision.
3. take issue, to disagree; dispute:

verb (used with object)

1. to put out; deliver for use, sale, etc.; put into circulation.
2. to mint, print, or publish for sale or distribution:
3. to distribute (food, clothing, etc.) to one or more officers or enlisted soldiers or to a military unit.
4. to send out; discharge; emit.

verb (used without object)

1. to go, pass, or flow out; come forth; emerge:
2. to be sent, put forth, or distributed authoritatively or publicly, as a legal writ or money.
3. to be published, as a book.
4. to originate or proceed from any source.
5. to arise as a result or consequence; result:
6. Chiefly Law. to proceed as offspring, or be born or descended.
7. Chiefly Law. to come as a yield or profit, as from land.
8. Archaic. to have the specified outcome, result, etc. (often followed by in).
9. Obsolete. to end; terminate.

Origin of issue

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

Examples for issue

In this cockamamie get-rich scheme, would they all issue an apology if he cut a check?

Like many Americans—but few Republican presidential candidates—the former Florida governor has evolved on the issue.

Have you the least doubt about what must be the issue of this correspondence, if continued?

The issue was, however, disappointing to him in the extreme.

Various clerks said that they personally would not issue gay marriage licenses.

Chicago Red grinned with cheerful acceptance of the issue in such an encounter.

Still he tried to fix the issue on the known unsavory reputation of the woman.

Judge Hinkle said “the Constitution requires the Clerk to issue such licenses.”

He resolved to listen with good grace to any homilies that might issue.

But the tide was turning on this issue, an email from another constituent made clear.