outlet

[ out-let, -lit ]

/ ˈaʊt lɛt, -lɪt /

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noun

an opening or passage by which anything is let out; vent; exit.

Electricity.

a point on a wiring system at which current is taken to supply electric devices.
Also called outlet box . the metal box or receptacle designed to facilitate connections to a wiring system.

a means of expression or satisfaction: an outlet for one's artistic impulses.

a market for goods.

a store, merchant, or agency selling the goods of a particular wholesaler or manufacturer.

a local radio or television station that broadcasts the programs of a large network.

a river or stream flowing from a body of water, as a lake or pond.

the channel such a river or stream follows.

the lower end or mouth of a river where it meets a large body of water, as a lake or the sea.

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Origin of outlet

First recorded in 1200–50, outlet is from the Middle English word utlete.See out, let¹

Words nearby outlet

outlaw, outlawry, outlaw strike, outlay, outleap, outlet, outlier, out like a light, outline, outline font, outlive

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How to use outlet in a sentence

A 2015 analysis found that Amazon sales displaced retail outlets that would have paid $528 million in property taxes.
Why are local governments paying Amazon to destroy Main Street?|jakemeth|August 23, 2020|Fortune
Desmond has dismissed these kinds of fact checks by distancing himself from the guests and telling me — along with multiple other outlets — that he simply aims to bring on people with different viewpoints, even if he doesn’t agree with them.
Supervisor by Day, But a COVID-19 Skeptic on the Airwaves|Katy Stegall|August 20, 2020|Voice of San Diego
It’s a trend that seems likely to accelerate as depleted news outlets look to cover big stories more efficiently.
The closure of newsrooms is a symbolic end of a publishing era|Lara O'Reilly|August 18, 2020|Digiday
After you’re done reading our latest field guide, check out this selection of people, organizations, and outlets to help you keep up.
The best cannabis industry newsletters, sites, and podcasts|Jenni Avins|August 13, 2020|Quartz

Foot Locker is the largest outlet for Jordan by miles, and so as Nike leveraged it, so did Foot Locker.
The obsession with Michael Jordan (and his sneakers) shows no sign of abating|Marc Bain|August 11, 2020|Quartz
This same outlet worked the phrase “engagement to toyboy lover” into the headline of their article on Fry.
Freaking Out About Age Gaps in Gay Relationships Is Homophobic|Samantha Allen|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In 2011 LGBT media outlet Queerty took the app to task for allegedly deleting accounts that made reference to being trans.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Yet the eerie echoing of the earlier faux interview in another major media outlet was unsettling for jazz lovers.
What’s With This Uncool Surge in Jazz Bashing?|Ted Gioia|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No decent news outlet ever runs such stories on these sources alone.
Before Ditching His Top Aides, Obama Should Look in the Mirror|Leslie H. Gelb|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In this earnest effort it joins every other news outlet and think-tank.
ISIS and BS|Amal Ghandour|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was, of course, the suppressed emotional energy finding another outlet.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
A small but beautiful river debouches from the lake at its west end, and the town is grouped around this outlet.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
He was impatient of control, he lacked patience, and although he had boundless energies, he never found a true outlet for them.
The Everlasting Arms|Joseph Hocking
In all but the smaller lakelets these turbid waters lay down all their sediment before they attain the outlet of the basin.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
The outlet of the lake, which they reached at noon, was a stream fifty feet in width, and passed at first through a swampy region.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail|Arthur R. Thompson

British Dictionary definitions for outlet

outlet

/ (ˈaʊtlɛt, -lɪt) /

noun

an opening or vent permitting escape or release

a means for release or expression of emotion, creative energy, etc

a market for a product or service
a commercial establishment retailing the goods of a particular producer or wholesaler

a channel that drains a body of water
the mouth of a river

a point in a wiring system from which current can be taken to supply electrical devices

anatomy the beginning or end of a passage, esp the lower opening of the pelvis (pelvic outlet)

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