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issuance

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

noun

issuances plural
  1. the act of issuing.

  2. issue.


issuance British  
/ ˈɪʃjʊəns /

noun

  1. the act of issuing

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Origin of issuance

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

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Government bond issuance will come from Italy, while France and Spain will announce details of their respective auctions for next Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026

This will likely materialize through ramped-up bond issuance, swifter government fund deployment, and the rollout of an 800 billion yuan policy financing tool, equivalent to $117.75 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

A repricing of tech equity risk would, in all likelihood, prompt a rerating of corporate credit risk and tighter credit conditions, owing to the heavy issuance by this sector in recent years.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026

“There’s been a lot of issuance in AI and tech in general,” said Mike Sanders, head of fixed income at Madison Investments, on Friday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

When I had mentioned the issuance of the stamp to others, the news simply stopped folks in their tracks.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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