issuance

[ ish-oo-uh ns ]

/ ˈɪʃ u əns /

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noun

the act of issuing.

issue.

Nearby words

isserlis, issigonis, issn, issp, issuable, issuance, issuant, issue, issue par, issue price, issuing house

Origin of issuance

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; issue + -ance

Related formspre·is·su·ance, noun

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Examples from the Web for issuance

Two weeks later, Kimberling filed a motion for issuance of judgment, in the hope of getting a new trial.
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Even worse, governments found a way to shut down the issuance.
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The Marquet study showed that the most common embezzlement scheme involved the issuance of forged checks or unauthorized checks.
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But with last night's issuance of a simple traffic ticket, silence may have been golden there, too.
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Take a bank with one hundred thousand dollars to invest in government bonds as a basis for its issuance of currency.
Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889|Various
I want to straighten out if I can this question of the delay in the issuance of an exit visa for Mrs. Oswald.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Issuance of that passport, even a limited passport would have resulted in the card being withdrawn?
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
The issuance of passports is pretty well defined in the new regulations.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
I can only repeat the assurance given before the issuance of the order.
Chattanooga and Chickamauga|Henry V. Boynton

British Dictionary definitions for issuance

issuance

/ (ˈɪʃjʊəns) /

noun

the act of issuing

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Word Origin and History for issuance

issuance

1863, American English, from issue (v.) + -ance.

issuance

noun

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issuance

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