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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of issuance

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

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Issuance of long-dated bonds will likely increase this year, Sorid said, as companies sell debt to finance AI investments and an expected uptick in mergers and acquisitions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Issuance of investment-grade corporate bonds this year, nearing the record of $1.8 trillion in 2020.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

Issuance of new ETFs has boomed over the past couple of years as companies gravitated toward increasingly complex products.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025

Issuance of renminbi-denominated debt has reached $10.4 billion so far this year, a record, helping to internationalize China’s currency.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2023

Issuance of the writ of habeas corpus was limited in that it was to extend only to persons in custody under or by color of authority of the United States.

From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Corwin, Edward Samuel