issuance

[ish-oo-uh ns]

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noun

the act of issuing.

issue.

Origin of issuance

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

Related formspre·is·su·ance, noun

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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Issuance of that passport, even a limited passport would have resulted in the card being withdrawn?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

noun

the act of issuing

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Word Origin and History for issuance

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

issuance

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