issue

[ish-oo or, esp. British, is-yoo]

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noun

the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution: the issue of food and blankets to flood victims.

something that is printed or published and distributed, especially a given number of a periodical: Have you seen the latest issue of the magazine?

something that is sent out or put forth in any form.

a quantity of something that is officially offered for sale or put into circulation at one time: a new issue of commemorative stamps; a new bond issue.

a point in question or a matter that is in dispute, as between contending parties in an action at law.

a point, matter, or dispute, the decision of which is of special or public importance: the political issues.

a point, the decision of which determines a matter: The real issue in the strike was the right to bargain collectively.

a point at which a matter is ready for decision: to bring a case to an issue.

something proceeding from any source, as a product, effect, result, or consequence: His words were the issue of an intelligent man.

Often issues.

a personal or emotional problem: I had issues that prevented me from doing well in school.
any problem or difficulty: Sorry I'm late—I had an issue with parking.

the ultimate result, event, or outcome of a proceeding, affair, etc.: the issue of a contest.

a distribution of food rations, clothing, equipment, or ammunition to a number of officers or enlisted soldiers, or to a military unit.

offspring; progeny: to die without issue.

a going, coming, passing, or flowing out: free issue and entry.

a place or means of egress; outlet or exit.

something that comes out, as an outflowing stream.

Pathology.

a discharge of blood, pus, or the like.
an incision, ulcer, or the like, emitting such a discharge.

issues, English Law. the profits from land or other property.

the printing of copies of a work from the original setting of type with some slight changes: the third issue of the poem.

Obsolete. a proceeding or action.

verb (used with object), is·sued, is·su·ing.

to put out; deliver for use, sale, etc.; put into circulation.

to mint, print, or publish for sale or distribution: to issue a new coin; to issue a reprint of a book.

to distribute (food, clothing, etc.) to one or more officers or enlisted soldiers or to a military unit.

to send out; discharge; emit.

verb (used without object), is·sued, is·su·ing.

to go, pass, or flow out; come forth; emerge: to issue forth to battle.

to be sent, put forth, or distributed authoritatively or publicly, as a legal writ or money.

to be published, as a book.

to originate or proceed from any source.

to arise as a result or consequence; result: a reaction that issues from the stimulus.

Chiefly Law. to proceed as offspring, or be born or descended.

Chiefly Law. to come as a yield or profit, as from land.

Archaic. to have the specified outcome, result, etc. (often followed by in).

Obsolete. to end; terminate.

Idioms

at issue,

being disputed or under discussion.
being at opposite viewpoints; in disagreement: Medical experts are still at issue over the proper use of tranquilizers.

join issue,

to enter into controversy or take exception to.
to submit an issue jointly for legal decision.

take issue, to disagree; dispute: He took issue with me on my proposal for a new advertising campaign.

Origin of issue

1275–1325; (noun) Middle English < Middle French: place or passage out; Old French (e)issue < Vulgar Latin *exūta, noun use of feminine of *exūtus, Latin exitus exit¹; (v.) Middle English issuen, derivative of the noun, or < Middle French, Old French (e)issu, past participle of issir to go out (≪ Latin exīre); see exit²

Related formsis·sue·less, adjectiveis·su·er, nounout·is·sue, verb (used with object), out·is·sued, out·is·su·ing.pre·is·sue, noun, verb (used with object), pre·is·sued, pre·is·su·ing.self-is·sued, adjectiveself-is·su·ing, adjectiveun·der·is·sue, nounun·is·sued, adjective

Synonyms for issue

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2. copy, edition, printing. 5, 7. crux. 6, 7. problem, question. 11. upshot, conclusion, end. 25. See emerge. 28. flow, emanate, arise, spring. 29. ensue.

Antonyms for issue

25. return.

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Related Words for issuing

promulgate, deliver, send, publish, release, announce, declare, circulate, consign, emit, dispense, dispatch, air, broadcast, allot, transmit, assign, vent, originate, proceed

Examples from the Web for issuing

Contemporary Examples of issuing

The Louisiana university has turned into a nanny state, issuing a campus smoking ban of dubious legality.
The University Of New Orleans’ Cigarette Ban Is Total BS
Chloé Valdary
October 21, 2014
The state is now issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
The State Where the Right Won the Culture War
Michael Tomasky
October 10, 2014
At the time, Facebook apologized for issuing a block to the page.
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Gideon Resnick
July 31, 2014
The extremely zealous President Kevin Baugh has been issuing war bonds to raise funds in case fighting becomes necessary.
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Nina Strochlic
July 17, 2014
The Bush team has spent more taxpayer money on issuing and enforcing regulations than any previous administration in U.S. history.
Libertarianism 3.0: Koch And A Smile
Nick Gillespie
May 30, 2014

Historical Examples of issuing

From his dress, and the commands he appeared to be issuing, Robert judged that it was the mate.
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger
She whirled with the evident intention of issuing her commands direct.
The Leopard Woman
Stewart Edward White
No; they came from my lips, issuing from the bottom of my heart like a prayer for mercy.
A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales
Guy De Maupassant
He was aiming at the glowing crack where the green light was issuing.
Two Thousand Miles Below
Charles Willard Diffin
Telescope in hand on the quarter-deck, Don Miguel was issuing his orders.
Captain Blood
Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for issuing

issue

noun

the act of sending or giving out something; supply; delivery

something issued; an edition of stamps, a magazine, etc

the number of identical items, such as banknotes or shares in a company, that become available at a particular time

the act of emerging; outflow; discharge

something flowing out, such as a river

a place of outflow; outlet

the descendants of a person; offspring; progeny

a topic of interest or discussion

an important subject requiring a decision

an outcome or consequence; result

pathol

a suppurating sore
discharge from a wound

law the matter remaining in dispute between the parties to an action after the pleadings

the yield from or profits arising out of land or other property

military the allocation of items of government stores, such as food, clothing, and ammunition

library science

the system for recording current loans
the number of books loaned in a specified period

obsolete an act, deed, or proceeding

at issue

under discussion
in disagreement

force the issue to compel decision on some matter

join issue

to join in controversy
to submit an issue for adjudication

take issue to disagree

verb -sues, -suing or -sued

to come forth or emerge or cause to come forth or emerge

to publish or deliver (a newspaper, magazine, etc)

(tr) to make known or announce

(intr) to originate or proceed

(intr) to be a consequence; result

(intr foll by in) to end or terminate

(tr)

to give out or allocate (equipment, a certificate, etc) officially to someone
(foll by with)to supply officially (with)

Derived Formsissueless, adjectiveissuer, noun

Word Origin for issue

C13: from Old French eissue way out, from eissir to go out, from Latin exīre, from ex- 1 + īre to go

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Word Origin and History for issuing

issue

c.1300, "exit, a going out, flowing out," from Old French issue "a way out, exit," from fem. past participle of issir "to go out," from Latin exire (cf. Italian uscire, Catalan exir), from ex- "out" (see ex-) + ire "to go," from PIE root *ei- "to go" (see ion). Meaning "discharge of blood or other fluid from the body" is from 1520s; sense of "offspring" is from late 14c. Meaning "outcome of an action" is attested from late 14c., probably from French; legal sense of "point in question at the conclusion of the presentation by both parties in a suit" (early 14c. in Anglo-French) led to transferred sense of "a point to be decided" (1836). Meaning "action of sending into publication or circulation" is from 1833.

issue

c.1300, "to flow out," from issue (n.) or else from Old French issu, past participle of issir; sense of "to send out authoritatively" is from c.1600; that of "to supply (someone with something)" is from 1925. Related: Issued; issuing.

issuing in Medicine

issue

[ĭsh′ōō]

n.

A discharge, as of blood or pus.

A lesion, a wound, or an ulcer that produces a discharge of this sort.

Idioms and Phrases with issuing

issue

see at issue; take issue with.