Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense issues, present participle issuing, past tense, past participle issued
1. countable noun
An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing.
Agents will raise the issue of prize-money for next year's world championships. [+ of]
Is it right for the Church to express a view on political issues?
Synonyms: topic, point, matter, problem More Synonyms of issue
2. See also side issue
3. singular noun
If something is the issue, it is the thing you consider to be the most important part of a situation or discussion.
I was earning a lot of money, but that was not the issue.
She avoided the issue by ordering a turkey sandwich.
Do not draw it on the chart, however, as this will confuse the issue.
The real issue was never addressed.
Synonyms: point, question, concern, bone of contention More Synonyms of issue
4. countable noun
An issue of something such as a magazine or newspaper is the version of it that is published, for example, in a particular month or on a particular day.
The growing problem is underlined in the latest issue of the Lancet. [+ of]
Synonyms: edition, printing, copy, impression More Synonyms of issue
5. verb
If you issue a statement or a warning, you make it known formally or publicly.
Last night he issued a statement denying the allegations. [VERB noun]
The government issued a warning that the strikers should end their action or facedismissal. [VERB noun]
Yesterday his kidnappers issued a second threat to kill him. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: give out, release, publish, announce More Synonyms of issue
6. verb [usually passive]
If you are issued with something, it is officially given to you.
On your appointment you will be issued with a written statement of particulars ofemployment. [beVERB-ed + with]
Staff will be issued with new grey-and-yellow designer uniforms. [beV-ed with n]
Synonyms: supply, give, provide, stock More Synonyms of issue
Issue is also a noun.
...a standard army issue rifle.
7. verb
When something such as a liquid, sound, or smell issues from something, it comes out of that thing.
[formal]
A tinny voice issued from a speaker. [VERB + from]
Synonyms: emerge, come out, proceed, rise More Synonyms of issue
8.
See at issue
9.
See make an issue of
10.
See take issue with
11.
See have issues
More Synonyms of issue
issue in British English
(ˈɪʃuː, ˈɪsjuː)
noun
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. pathology
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
18. force the issue
19. join issue
20. take issue
verbWord forms: -sues, -suing or -sued
21.
to come forth or emerge or cause to come forth or emerge
22.
to publish or deliver (a newspaper, magazine, etc)
23. (transitive)
to make known or announce
24. (intransitive)
to originate or proceed
25. (intransitive)
to be a consequence; result
26. (intransitive; foll byin)
to end or terminate
27. (transitive)
a.
to give out or allocate (equipment, a certificate, etc) officially to someone
b. (foll by with)
to supply officially (with)
Derived forms
issueless (ˈissueless)
adjective
issuer (ˈissuer)
noun
Word origin
C13: from Old French eissue way out, from eissir to go out, from Latin exīre, from ex-1 + īre to go
issue in American English
(ˈɪʃu; Chiefly British ˈɪsju)
noun
1.
an outgoing; outflow; passing out
2. Archaic
a way out; exit; outlet
3.
a result; consequence; upshot
4.
offspring; a child or children
5.
profits from lands, estates, or fines; produce; proceeds
6.
a point, matter, or question to be disputed or decided
7.
a sending or giving out; putting forth
8.
the thing or set of things issued; all that is put forth and circulated at one time
the July issue of a magazine, an issue of bonds
9. Medicine
a.
a discharge of blood, pus, etc.
b.
an incision or artificial ulcer for the discharge of pus
10. Informal
a problem or difficulty
usually used in pl.
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈissued or ˈissuing
11.
to go, come, pass, or flow out; emerge
12.
to be descended; be born
13.
to be derived or result (from a cause)
14.
to end or result (in an effect or consequence)
15.
to come as revenue; accrue
16.
to be printed or published; be put forth and circulated
verb transitive
17.
to let out; discharge
18.
to give or deal out; distribute
to issue supplies
19.
to print or publish; put forth and circulate; give out publicly or officially
to issue commemorative stamps
SIMILAR WORDS: efˈfect, rise
Idioms:
at issue
join issue
take issue
Derived forms
issuer (ˈissuer)
noun
Word origin
OFr pp. of issir, to go out < L exire < ex-, out + ire, to go: see year
COBUILD Collocations
issue
anger issues
become an issue
burning issue
central issue
confront an issue
consider an issue
contentious issue
critical issue
crucial issue
difficult issue
divisive issue
election issue
ethical issue
examine an issue
explore an issue
handle an issue
highlight an issue
identify an issue
involve an issue
legal issue
main issue
major issue
moral issue
personal issue
political issue
practical issue
pressing issue
real issue
remain an issue
security issue
settle an issue
social issue
sort out an issue
specific issue
technical issue
trust issues
understand an issue
Examples of 'issue' in a sentence
issue
The real issue was as to the likelihood of prejudice occurring.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We have to think about the issues that result from that.
Computing (2010)
In this documentary she explores all of these issues in a considered fashion.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Family bonds show strength and a money issue in the background can be dealt with decisively.
The Sun (2016)
There have also been a number of injury issues to contend with.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Other challenges it highlighted are overcoming cultural issues and dealing with current software compatibility issues.
Computing (2010)
That raises another important issue for savers to consider.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The visa issue is a particular sticking point.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This system looks at property value and does not look at issues around a company 'sturnover.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Don't think cake and sweet stuff solves all issues - suggest something healthy and fresh.
The Sun (2016)
It remains possible that other issues will emerge.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We shall turn to these issues after first considering some of the difficulties in measuringcrime.
Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995)
They will confront all those issues when the money comes in.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
What bothers me is when people confuse those issues with me and my intentions and my music.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
General retailers and software and computer services firms issued the largest number of warnings.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
What is not at issue is finding something else to take the place of the human subject.
Boyne, Roy Foucault and Derrida - The Other Side Of Reason (1990)
There is no bigger issue in education than social disadvantage.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We saved the most controversial issues for the end.
Christianity Today (2000)
He shapes his mouth into a cone and an eerie noise issues forth.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The company declined to issue any details over recent trading.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Unite has been pressing for action on this issue for nearly two years.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Yet the episode does raise an important issue for those who read remuneration reports.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Some advertising and research agencies also issue special bulletins or reports on particular issues and general topics.
Tom Cannon Basic Marketing. Principles and Practice (1986)
We spoke and addressed the issue the next day and we have a good working relationship.
The Sun (2015)
What about those issues of taste and decency?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This is in part a semantic issue.
Dylan Evans PLACEBO: The Belief Effect (2003)
We discussed real world issues of the survival of a nation.
Charles Glass The Tribes Triumphant (2006)
The issue becomes where the line is drawn about what is offensive.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
An example of such a key issue that frequently emerges is that of early separation and loss.
Langan, Mary (ed) Taking Child Abuse Seriously: Contemporary issues in child protection theory andpractice (1990)
This issue is considered first in terms of the manufacturing sector as a whole.
Forstner, Helmut, Ballance, Robert Competing in a Global Economy (1990)
This book offers a more distanced view of current issues in penal politics by taking a comparative approach.
de Haan, Willem The Politics of Redress - crime, punishment and penal abolition (1989)
These issues have come about as a result of poor management practices and changes in the economic environment over the past year.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The issues surrounding Church schools are therefore no longer to do with a fear of aggressive sectarianism.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In other languages
issue
British English: issue /ˈɪʃjuː/ NOUN
An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing.
...the issue of climate change.
American English: issue
Arabic: إِصْدَارٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: problema
Chinese: 问题
Croatian: pitanje
Czech: otázka předmět rozmluvy
Danish: emne
Dutch: kwestie
European Spanish: cuestión
Finnish: asia aihe
French: question problème
German: Angelegenheit
Greek: ζήτημα
Italian: problema
Japanese: 論点
Korean: 쟁점
Norwegian: sak
Polish: kwestia
European Portuguese: questão
Romanian: problemă
Russian: вопрос
Latin American Spanish: cuestión
Swedish: upplaga
Thai: หัวข้อที่ถกเถียงกัน
Turkish: konu
Ukrainian: питання
Vietnamese: vấn đề nêu ra
British English: issue /ˈɪʃjuː/ VERB
If someone issues a statement, they make it formally or publicly.
The embassy has stopped issuing visas to journalists.
American English: issue
Arabic: يُصْدِرُ
Brazilian Portuguese: emitir
Chinese: 发行
Croatian: izdavati
Czech: vydat vyjádření apod.
Danish: udsende
Dutch: uitgeven
European Spanish: expedir
Finnish: julkaista
French: émettre sortir
German: erteilen
Greek: δημοσιεύω
Italian: emettere
Japanese: 公布する
Korean: 공표하다
Norwegian: kunngjøre
Polish: wydać
European Portuguese: emitir
Romanian: a emite
Russian: выдавать
Latin American Spanish: hacer público
Swedish: utfärda
Thai: ออกเอกสาร
Turkish: kamuoyuna açıklamak
Ukrainian: видавати
Vietnamese: phát hành
All related terms of 'issue'
at issue
The question or point at issue is the question or point that is being argued about or discussed .
Big Issue
→ the Big Issue
hot issue
a hot issue is a shares issue which sells at more than the public offer price on the first day of trading
new issue
an issue of shares being offered to the public for the first time
army-issue
given to soldiers in order to help them carry out their duties
back issue
A back issue of a magazine or newspaper is one that was published some time ago and is not the most recent .
bonus issue
an issue of shares made by a company without charge and distributed pro rata among existing shareholders
debt issue
any fixed corporate obligations , as bonds or debentures
issue price
The issue price of shares is the price at which they are offered for sale when they first become available to the public.
join issue
to join in controversy
legal issue
An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing .
main issue
If something is the issue , it is the thing you consider to be the most important part of a situation or discussion .
major issue
An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing .
moral issue
An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing .
note issue
the action on the part of a bank of issuing banknotes
real issue
If something is the issue , it is the thing you consider to be the most important part of a situation or discussion .
scrip issue
an issue of shares made by a company without charge and distributed pro rata among existing shareholders
share issue
When there is a share issue , shares in a company are made available for people to buy.
side issue
A side issue is an issue or subject that is not considered to be as important as the main one.
take issue
to disagree
wedge issue
an issue that is likely to cause division between the members of a group
burning issue
An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing.
central issue
An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing .
crucial issue
An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing .
equity issue
the sale of new stocks to an investor by a company
ethical issue
An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing .
issue advice
If you give someone advice , you tell them what you think they should do in a particular situation.
rights issue
A rights issue is when a company offers shares at a reduced price to people who already have shares in the company.
social issue
An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing .
critical issue
An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing .
difficult issue
An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing .
divisive issue
An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing .
election issue
An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing .
fiduciary issue
an issue of banknotes not backed by gold
fungible issue
a bond issued by a company on the same terms as a bond previously issued by that company, although the redemption yield will probably be different
personal issue
An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing.
political issue
An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing.
practical issue
An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing .
pressing issue
An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing .
security issue
An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing .
specific issue
An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing .
standard issue
something, such as a rifle , included as standard with military equipment
technical issue
An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing .
contentious issue
An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing .
government issue
supplied by a government or government agency
issue a letter
If you write a letter to someone, you write a message on paper and send it to them, usually by post .
issue a notice
A notice is one of a number of letters that are similar or exactly the same which an organization sends to people in order to give them information or ask them to do something.
issue a policy
If an insurer issues a policy , they create an insurance policy and provide it to a customer .
issue securities
Securities are stocks, shares, bonds , or other certificates that you buy in order to earn regular interest from them or to sell them later for a profit .
the Big Issue
a weekly magazine , founded to highlight the plight of homeless people, and sold by homeless people