issue

Definitions

1. 1noun

   The act of passing or flowing out; a moving out from any inclosed place; egress; as, the issue of water from a pipe, of blood from a wound, of air from a bellows, of people from a house.

2. 2noun

   The act of sending out, or causing to go forth; delivery; issuance; as, the issue of an order from a commanding officer; the issue of money from a treasury.

3. 3noun

   That which passes, flows, or is sent out; the whole quantity sent forth or emitted at one time; as, an issue of bank notes; the daily issue of a newspaper.

4. 4noun

   Progeny; a child or children; offspring. In law, sometimes, in a general sense, all persons descended from a common ancestor; all lineal descendants.

5. 5noun

   Produce of the earth, or profits of land, tenements, or other property; as, A conveyed to B all his right for a term of years, with all the issues, rents, and profits.

6. 6noun

   A discharge of flux, as of blood.

7. 7noun

   An artificial ulcer, usually made in the fleshy part of the arm or leg, to produce the secretion and discharge of pus for the relief of some affected part.

8. 8noun

   The final outcome or result; upshot; conclusion; event; hence, contest; test; trial.

9. 9noun

   A point in debate or controversy on which the parties take affirmative and negative positions; a presentation of alternatives between which to choose or decide.

10. 10noun

    In pleading, a single material point of law or fact depending in the suit, which, being affirmed on the one side and denied on the other, is presented for determination. See General issue, under General, and Feigned issue, under Feigned.

11. 11intransitive verb

    To pass or flow out; to run out, as from any inclosed place.

12. 12intransitive verb

    To go out; to rush out; to sally forth; as, troops issued from the town, and attacked the besiegers.

13. 13intransitive verb

    To proceed, as from a source; as, water issues from springs; light issues from the sun.

14. 14intransitive verb

    To proceed, as progeny; to be derived; to be descended; to spring.

15. 15intransitive verb

    To extend; to pass or open; as, the path issues into the highway.

16. 16intransitive verb

    To be produced as an effect or result; to grow or accrue; to arise; to proceed; as, rents and profits issuing from land, tenements, or a capital stock.

17. 17intransitive verb

    To close; to end; to terminate; to turn out; as, we know not how the cause will issue.

18. 18intransitive verb

    In pleading, to come to a point in fact or law, on which the parties join issue.

19. 19transitive verb

    To send out; to put into circulation; as, to issue notes from a bank.

20. 20transitive verb

    To deliver for use; as, to issue provisions.

21. 21transitive verb

    To send out officially; to deliver by authority; as, to issue an order; to issue a writ.

22. 22noun

    the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)

    "a new issue of stamps"

    "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago"

    Synonyms

    issuanceissuing
23. 23noun

    the act of issuing printed materials

    Synonyms

    publication
24. 24noun

    an opening that permits escape or release

    "he blocked the way out"

    "the canyon had only one issue"

    Synonyms

    exitoutlet
25. 25noun

    some situation or event that is thought about

    "he kept drifting off the topic"

    "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"

    Synonyms

    mattersubjecttopic
26. 26noun

    an important question that is in dispute and must be settled

    "the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"

    "politicians never discuss the real issues"

27. 27noun

    one of a series published periodically

    "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"

    Synonyms

    number
28. 28noun

    the becoming visible

    "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins"

    Synonyms

    egressemergence
29. 29noun

    the immediate descendants of a person

    "she was the mother of many offspring"

    "he died without issue"

    Synonyms

    offspringprogeny
30. 30noun

    a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

    "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"

    "his decision had depressing consequences for business"

    Synonyms

    consequenceeffecteventoutcomeresultupshot
31. 31noun

    the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

    "the average return was about 5%"

    Synonyms

    payoffproceedsreturntaketakingsyield
32. 32noun

    supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government

33. 33verb

    come out of

    "Water issued from the hole in the wall"

    "The words seemed to come out by themselves"

    Synonyms

    egressemerge
34. 34verb

    prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

    "publish a magazine or newspaper"

    Synonyms

    publishrelease
35. 35verb

    bring out an official document (such as a warrant)

36. 36verb

    make out and issue

    "write out a check"

    "cut a ticket"

    Synonyms

    cut
37. 37verb

    circulate or distribute or equip with

    "issue a new uniform to the children"

    "supply blankets for the beds"

    Synonyms

    supply