HyperDic: issue

English > 16 senses of the word issue:
VERBcommunicationissue, publish, bring out, put out, releaseprepare and issue for public distribution or sale
socialissue, supplycirculate or distribute or equip with
communicationissuebring out an official document (such as a warrant / warrant)
changeissue, emerge, come out, come forth, go forth, egresscome out of
communicationissue, write out, make out, cutmake out and issue
NOUNcognitionissuean important question that is in dispute and must be settled
communicationissue, numberone of a series published periodically
cognitionissue, topic, subject, mattersome situation or event that is thought about
actissue, issuing, issuancethe act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)
possessionissue, military issue, government issuesupplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government
possessionissue, return, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoffthe income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
phenomenonissue, consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, upshota phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
person issue, offspring, progenythe immediate descendants of a person
eventissue, emergence, egressthe becoming visible
artifactissue, exit, outlet, way outan opening that permits escape or release
actissue, publicationthe act of issuing printed materials
issue > pronunciation
Soundsih'shuw
Rhymescashew ... tissue: 13 rhymes with shuw...
English > issue: 16 senses > noun 1, cognition
MeaningAn important question that is in dispute and must be settled.
Examples
  • "the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"
  • "politicians never discuss the real issues"
Narrowergut issue, hot-button issueAn issue that elicits strong emotional reactions
paramount issueAn issue whose settlement is more important than anything else
pocketbook issue, bread-and-butter issueAn issue whose settlement will affect financial resources
quodlibetAn issue that is presented for formal disputation
Broadercontent, cognitive content, mental objectThe sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
Spanishasunto
English > issue: 16 senses > noun 2, communication
MeaningOne of a series published periodically.
Example"she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"
Synonymnumber
Member ofseries, serial, serial publicationA periodical that appears at scheduled times
NarrowereditionAn issue of a newspaper
BroaderperiodicalA publication that appears at fixed intervals
Spanishejemplar, número
Catalanexemplar
Verbsissueprepare and issue for public distribution or sale
English > issue: 16 senses > noun 3, cognition
MeaningSome situation or event that is thought about.
Synonymstopic, subject, matter
NarrowerareaA subject of study
blind spotA subject about which you are ignorant or prejudiced and fail to exercise good judgment
remitThe topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
res judicata, res adjudicataA matter already settled in court
Broadercontent, cognitive content, mental objectThe sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
Spanishasunto, cuestión, materia, tema
Catalanassumpte, matèria, qüestió, tema
English > issue: 16 senses > noun 4, act
MeaningThe act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity).
Examples
  • "a new issue of stamps"
  • "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago"
Synonymsissuing, issuance
Narrowerstock issue(corporation law) the authorization and delivery / delivery of shares of stock for sale to the public or the shares thus offered at a particular time
Broaderprovision, supply, supplyingThe activity of supplying or providing something
Spanishemisión, emisor
Verbsissuecirculate or distribute or equip with
English > issue: 16 senses > noun 5, possession
MeaningSupplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government.
Synonymsmilitary issue, government issue
Categorymilitary, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machineThe military forces of a nation
Broaderstore, stock, fundA supply of something available for future use
Verbsissuecirculate or distribute or equip with
English > issue: 16 senses > noun 6, possession
MeaningThe income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property.
Synonymsreturn, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff
Narrowereconomic rent, rentThe return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
paybackfinancial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)
BroaderincomeThe financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
Spanishingresos, rédito, rendimiento
Catalanrèdits, rendiment
English > issue: 16 senses > noun 7, phenomenon
MeaningA phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon.
Synonymsconsequence, effect, outcome, result, event, upshot
NarrowerCoriolis effect(physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation
aftereffectAny result that follows its cause after an interval
aftermath, wake, backwashThe consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
bandwagon effectThe phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity
brisanceThe shattering or crushing / crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion
butterfly effectThe phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large / large / large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago
by-product, byproductA secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence
changeThe result of alteration or modification
coattails effect(politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party
dentAn appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
domino effectThe consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall / fall)
harvestThe consequence of an effort or activity
impact, wallopA forceful consequence
influenceThe effect of one thing (or person) on another
knock-on effectA secondary or incidental effect
offspring, materialization, materialisationSomething that comes into existence as a result
outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offsetA natural consequence of development
placebo effectAny effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo
position effect(genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome
productA consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances
repercussion, reverberationA remote or indirect consequence of some action
responseA result
side effect, falloutAny adverse and unwanted secondary effect
spillover(economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure
BroaderphenomenonAny state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
Spanishconsecuencia, efecto, resultado
Catalanconseqüència, efecte, resultat
English > issue: 16 senses > noun 8, person
MeaningThe immediate descendants of a person.
Example "he died without issue"
Synonymsoffspring, progeny
NarrowerbabyThe youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)
bastard, by-blow, love child, illegitimate child, illegitimate, whoresonThe illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
child, kidA human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
firstborn, eldestThe offspring who came first in the order of birth
grandchildA child of your son or daughter
successor, heirA person who inherits some title or office
Broaderrelative, relationA person related by blood or marriage
Spanishdescendencia, descendiente, vástago
Catalandescendent, plançó, progènie
English > issue: 16 senses > noun 9, event
MeaningThe becoming visible.
Synonymsemergence, egress
NarrowerdissilienceThe emergence of seeds as seed pods burst open when they are ripe
eruptionThe emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum
BroaderbeginningThe event consisting of the start of something
English > issue: 16 senses > noun 10, artifact
MeaningAn opening that permits escape or release.
Example "the canyon had only one issue"
Synonymsexit, outlet, way out
NarroweroutfallThe outlet of a river or drain or other source of water
BroaderopeningA vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
Spanishdesahogo, salida
Catalansortida
Verbsissuecome out of
English > issue: 16 senses > noun 11, act
MeaningThe act of issuing printed materials.
Synonympublication
BroaderprintingThe business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
Spanishpublicación
Catalanpublicació
Verbsissueprepare and issue for public distribution or sale
issuebring out an official document (such as a warrant / warrant)
English > issue: 16 senses > verb 1, communication
MeaningPrepare and issue for public distribution or sale.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymspublish, bring out, put out, release
Narrowereditsupervise the publication of
Broaderpublicize, publicise, air, baremake public
Spanishdictar, editar, publicar, sacar
Catalandictar, editar, publicar, treure
Nounsissuethe act of issuing printed materials
issueone of a series published periodically
issueran institution that issues something (securities or publications or currency etc.)
English > issue: 16 senses > verb 2, social
Meaningcirculate or distribute or equip with.
PatternSomebody ----s something
ModelThey issue the money to them; They issue them the money
Example"issue a new uniform to the children"
Synonymsupply
Narrowerfree, releasemake (information) available for publication
reissueissue (a new version of)
unblock, unfreeze, free, releasemake (assets) available
Broaderdistributemake available
Oppositerecallmake unavailable
Spanishabastar, abastecer, aprovisionar, dictar, facilitar, proveer, suministrar
Catalanabastar, aprovisionar, dictar, facilitar, fornir, proveir, subministrar
Nounsissue, issuingthe act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)
issuesupplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government
issueran institution that issues something (securities or publications or currency etc.)
English > issue: 16 senses > verb 3, communication
Meaningbring out an official document (such as a warrant / warrant) .
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Broadercommunicate, intercommunicatetransmit thoughts or feelings
Nounsissuethe act of issuing printed materials
English > issue: 16 senses > verb 4, change
MeaningCome out of.
PatternSomething is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Example"Water issued from the hole in the wall"
Synonymsemerge, come out, come forth, go forth, egress
Narrowercome out, fall outCome off
debouchPass out or emerge
escapeissue or leak, as from a small opening
fallCome out
leakEnter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure
pop outcome out suddenly or forcefully
radiateissue or emerge in rays or waves
Spanishaparecer, dictar, emerger, salir, surgir
Catalanaparèixer, brollar, dictar, emergir, sorgir, sortir
Nounsissuean opening that permits escape or release
English > issue: 16 senses > verb 5, communication
Meaningmake out and issue.
PatternSomebody ----s something
ModelThe banks issue the check
Synonymswrite out, make out, cut
Narrowercheckwrite out a check on a bank account
BroaderwriteCommunicate or express by writing
Spanishcancelar, emitir, expender, extender, redactar

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