issued

American  

[ish-ood, is-yood] / ˈɪʃ ud, ˈɪs yud /

adjective

1. delivered or put out for use, sale, etc.; put into circulation.

   The software company identified a bug in its newly issued product and provided a software fix within days.

2. minted, printed, or published for sale or distribution.

   A newly issued stamp of Buffy Sainte-Marie is available in post offices across Canada.

   The recently issued press release on the new port development project was widely discussed in the city.

3. (of an official document) created and given to a particular person or group by an authority.

   When traveling, we recommend you bring a printed copy of the issued e-visa along with your passport.

4. (of food, clothing, equipment, etc.) distributed to members of the military, employees, students, etc..

   Air cadets normally meet in civilian dress, but some activities require the issued uniform.

   Parents are requested to ensure that the issued textbooks are duly returned on time.

5. (of an order, command, warning, etc.) uttered, given, or delivered to someone.

   Students with autism spectrum disorders may respond to unintended cues rather than to the issued directive.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of issue.

Other Word Forms

• self-issued
  adjective
• unissued
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of issued

First recorded in 1755–65; issue ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; issue ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Issued under Deng Xiaoping, Document 19 was often presented to the outside world as a liberalizing gesture, since it criticized the excesses of the Cultural Revolution and permitted “normal religious activities” under state supervision.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Issued by the couple’s Kensington Palace office on Sunday to mark Mother’s Day in Britain, it was the first official photo of Kate since her abdominal surgery nearly two months ago.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024

It was major news in the industry: An article in Computerworld magazine bore the headline “First Patent Is Issued for Software, Full Implications Are Not Known.”

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2023

Issued by Ireland's Data Protection Commission, it is the largest fine imposed under the EU's General Data Protection Regulation privacy law.

From BBC • May 22, 2023

Issued in bright green paper wrappers, with untrimmed edges, and with the title-page reproduced upon the front. 

From A Bibliography of the writings in Prose and Verse of George Henry Borrow by Wise, Thomas James

Related Words

• expressed