issue

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

/ ˈɪʃ u or, esp. British, ˈɪs yu /

noun

the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution: the issue of food and blankets to flood victims.

something that is printed or published and distributed, especially a given number of a periodical: Have you seen the latest issue of the magazine?

something that is sent out or put forth in any form.

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.

a point in question or a matter that is in dispute, as between contending parties in an action at law.

a point, matter, or dispute, the decision of which is of special or public importance: the political issues.

a point, the decision of which determines a matter: The real issue in the strike was the right to bargain collectively.

a point at which a matter is ready for decision: to bring a case to an issue.

something proceeding from any source, as a product, effect, result, or consequence: His words were the issue of an intelligent man.

Often issues.

a personal or emotional problem: I had issues that prevented me from doing well in school.
any problem or difficulty: Sorry I'm late—I had an issue with parking.

the ultimate result, event, or outcome of a proceeding, affair, etc.: the issue of a contest.

a distribution of food rations, clothing, equipment, or ammunition to a number of officers or enlisted soldiers, or to a military unit.

offspring; progeny: to die without issue.

a going, coming, passing, or flowing out: free issue and entry.

a place or means of egress; outlet or exit.

something that comes out, as an outflowing stream.

Pathology.

a discharge of blood, pus, or the like.
an incision, ulcer, or the like, emitting such a discharge.

issues, English Law. the profits from land or other property.

the printing of copies of a work from the original setting of type with some slight changes: the third issue of the poem.

Obsolete. a proceeding or action.

verb (used with object), is·sued, is·su·ing.

to put out; deliver for use, sale, etc.; put into circulation.

to mint, print, or publish for sale or distribution: to issue a new coin; to issue a reprint of a book.

to distribute (food, clothing, etc.) to one or more officers or enlisted soldiers or to a military unit.

to send out; discharge; emit.

verb (used without object), is·sued, is·su·ing.

to go, pass, or flow out; come forth; emerge: to issue forth to battle.

to be sent, put forth, or distributed authoritatively or publicly, as a legal writ or money.

to be published, as a book.

to originate or proceed from any source.

to arise as a result or consequence; result: a reaction that issues from the stimulus.

Chiefly Law. to proceed as offspring, or be born or descended.

Chiefly Law. to come as a yield or profit, as from land.

Archaic. to have the specified outcome, result, etc. (often followed by in).

Obsolete. to end; terminate.

Idioms for issue

at issue,

being disputed or under discussion.
being at opposite viewpoints; in disagreement: Medical experts are still at issue over the proper use of tranquilizers.

join issue,

to enter into controversy or take exception to.
to submit an issue jointly for legal decision.

take issue, to disagree; dispute: He took issue with me on my proposal for a new advertising campaign.

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 exit¹; (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 exit²

SYNONYMS FOR issue

2 copy, edition, printing.

5, 7 crux.

6, 7 problem, question.

11 upshot, conclusion, end.

25 See emerge.

28 flow, emanate, arise, spring.

29 ensue.

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ANTONYMS FOR issue

25 return.

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OTHER WORDS FROM issue

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 self-is·su·ing, adjective un·der·is·sue, noun un·is·sued, adjective

Words nearby issue

issn, issp, issuable, issuance, issuant, issue, issue par, issue price, issuing house, issus, issyk-kul

British Dictionary definitions for at issue

issue

/ (ˈɪʃuː, ˈɪsjuː) /

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

pathol

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

at issue

under discussion
in disagreement

force the issue to compel decision on some matter

join issue

to join in controversy
to submit an issue for adjudication

take issue to disagree

verb -sues, -suing or -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 of issue

issueless, adjective issuer, noun

Word Origin for issue

C13: from Old French eissue way out, from eissir to go out, from Latin exīre, from ex- 1 + īre to go

Medical definitions for at issue

issue

[ ĭsh′ōō ]

n.

A discharge, as of blood or pus.

A lesion, a wound, or an ulcer that produces a discharge of this sort.

Idioms and Phrases with at issue (1 of 2)

at issue

In question, under discussion; also, to be decided. For example, Who will pay for the refreshments was the point at issue. [Early 1800s]

In conflict, in disagreement, as in Physicians are still at issue over the appropriate use of hormone therapy. This usage, from legal terminology, was defined by Sir William Blackstone (Commentaries on the Laws of England, 1768), who said that when a point is affirmed by one side and denied by the other, “they are then said to be at issue.”

Idioms and Phrases with at issue (2 of 2)

issue

see at issue; take issue with.

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issue

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verb (used with object), is·sued, is·su·ing.

verb (used without object), is·sued, is·su·ing.

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noun

verb -sues, -suing or -sued

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issue

noun

verb (used with object), is·sued, is·su·ing.

verb (used without object), is·sued, is·su·ing.

Idioms for issue

Origin of issue

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ANTONYMS FOR issue

OTHER WORDS FROM issue

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noun

verb -sues, -suing or -sued

Derived forms of issue

Word Origin for issue

Medical definitions for at issue

n.

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British Dictionary definitions for at issue