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outlet

[out-let, -lit]

noun

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

  2. Electricity.

    1. a point on a wiring system at which current is taken to supply electric devices.

    2. Also called outlet boxthe metal box or receptacle designed to facilitate connections to a wiring system.

  3. a means of expression or satisfaction.

    an outlet for one's artistic impulses.

  4. a market for goods.

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

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

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

  8. the channel such a river or stream follows.

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



outlet

/ ˈaʊtlɛt, -lɪt /

noun

  1. an opening or vent permitting escape or release

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

    1. a market for a product or service

    2. a commercial establishment retailing the goods of a particular producer or wholesaler

    1. a channel that drains a body of water

    2. the mouth of a river

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

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

“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of outlet1

First recorded in 1200–50, outlet is from the Middle English word utlete. See out, let 1
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Example Sentences

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Local news outlets quickly reported the dispute, with Portland and Chicago residents weighing concerns about safety, civil liberties, and the optics of armed troops patrolling their cities.

From Salon

Experts say the prospect of a union gives some gig workers their first-ever outlet to vent frustrations about workplace conditions.

"Apparently, they believed I could no longer be trusted with confidential information," Arrington told the outlet, saying the confidential information was related to the sword dispute and an unrelated matter.

From BBC

More than 600 layoffs have hit the campus since then, according to Morning, Trojan, an independent outlet that monitors USC news.

“I want blood in the streets,” wrote the editor-at-large of The Daily Caller, a right-wing news outlet founded by former Fox News personality Tucker Carlson.

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