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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024is•sue /ˈɪʃu/USA pronunciation n., v., -sued, -su•ing. n. [countable] - the act of sending out or putting forth;
distribution. - a series of things or one of a series of things printed, published, or given out at one time:a new bond issue; a magazine issue.
- a point in question or a matter that is in dispute or may be argued about because of its importance:His age isn't the issue.
- a point at which a matter is ready for decision:to bring a case to an issue.
- [uncountable* used with a singular or plural verb] offspring;
child or children.
v. - to publish, mint, deliver for use, sale, etc.;
put into circulation:[~ + object]The magazine was first issued in the early seventies. - to distribute (food, clothing, supplies, etc.) officially, as to military personnel or students:[~ + object]Each soldier was issued a bedroll.
- to send out;
release, as a statement:[~ + object]to issue a denial of the charges. - to (cause to) go, pass, be sent out, or flow out;
(cause to) emerge: [no object]to issue forth to battle.[~ + object]The nuclear power plant issued contaminated water into the river.
Idioms- Idioms at issue, being argued about and not yet decided:At issue were salary increases, work hours, and benefits.
- Idioms, Law make an issue, [~ + over/of/about + object] to cause a disagreement about;
make a fuss over:Don't make such an issue of that report. - Idioms take issue, [~ + with + object] to disagree;
dispute:He took issue with those who disagreed with him.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024is•sue (ish′o̅o̅ or, esp. Brit., is′yo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n., v., -sued, -su•ing. n. - 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, esp. 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.
- Stampsa 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.
- 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.
- Law issues, [Eng. 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.
- [Obs.]a proceeding or action.
- Idioms 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.
- Idioms, Law join issue:
- to enter into controversy or take exception to.
- to submit an issue jointly for legal decision.
- Idioms take issue, to disagree;
dispute:He took issue with me on my proposal for a new advertising campaign.
v.t. - 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 new book.
- to distribute (food, clothing, etc.) to one or more officers or enlisted soldiers or to a military unit.
- to send out;
discharge;
emit.
v.i. - 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 fol. by in).
- [Obs.]to end;
terminate.
- Middle French, Old French (e)issu, past participle of issir to go out ( Latin exīre); see exit
- Vulgar Latin *exūta, noun, nominal use of feminine of *exūtus, Latin exitus exit; (verb, verbal) Middle English issuen, derivative of the noun, nominal, or
- Middle French: place or passage out; Old French (e)issue
- (noun, nominal) Middle English 1275–1325
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged copy, edition, printing.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged -7. crux.
- 6, 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged problem, question.
- 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged upshot, conclusion, end.
- 27.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See emerge.
- 30.See corresponding entry in Unabridged flow, emanate, arise, spring.
- 31.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ensue.
- 27.See corresponding entry in Unabridged return.
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