at issue

Idioms  

1. In question, under discussion; also, to be decided. For example, Who will pay for the refreshments was the point at issue . [Early 1800s]

2. In conflict, in disagreement, as in Physicians are still at issue over the appropriate use of hormone therapy . This usage, from legal terminology, was defined by Sir William Blackstone ( Commentaries on the Laws of England , 1768), who said that when a point is affirmed by one side and denied by the other, “they are then said to be at issue .”

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Example Sentences

“More factual development is necessary and it may be that the only government action at issue is termination of grants for which I have no jurisdiction to review,” Shah wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

It didn’t end well, with Argentina defaulting after just three years and Austria’s bonds now worth just 5% of what they were worth at issue, as zero rates proved temporary.

From The Wall Street Journal

At issue are two different rights, each guaranteed by the First Amendment: freedom of the press and freedom of religion.

From The Wall Street Journal

Oracle does appear to have drawn a line in the sand for 2026 capital raising, while also signaling confidence by opting to issue $20 billion in new equity and preferred shares that convert at a higher price than at issue, in order to help fund those plans.

From Barron's

Oracle does appear to have drawn a line in the sand for 2026 capital raising, while also signaling confidence by opting to issue $20 billion in new equity and preferred shares that convert at a higher price than at issue, in order to help fund those plans.

From Barron's

Related Words

• debatable
• problematic
• unresolved
• unsettled