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issuance

American  
[ish-oo-uhns] / ˈɪʃ u əns /

noun

  1. the act of issuing.

  2. issue.

issuance British  
/ ˈɪʃjʊəns /

noun

  1. the act of issuing

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Other Word Forms

  • preissuance noun

Etymology

Origin of issuance

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

Example Sentences

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Interest rates are coming down while credit spends are narrowing, which tends to stimulate debt issuance.

From The Wall Street Journal

Interest rates are coming down while credit spends are narrowing, which tends to stimulate debt issuance.

From The Wall Street Journal

A bigger driver for eurozone government bonds will be issuance as the single currency area’s sovereigns kick off their annual funding programs, pointing to a busy primary market in January, as usual.

From The Wall Street Journal

Government bond issuance will pick up as countries kick off their annual funding programs with a busy January, which is expected to see a high number of syndicated deals as well beside the auctions.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the IPO market had its fair share of fits and starts in 2025, with Liberation Day-related volatility and a fall government shutdown temporarily leading to lulls in new issuance activity.

From Barron's

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