outlet

[ out-let, -lit ]
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noun
  1. an opening or passage by which anything is let out; vent; exit.

  2. 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.

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

  2. a market for goods.

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

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

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

  6. the channel such a river or stream follows.

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

Origin of outlet

1
First recorded in 1200–50, outlet is from the Middle English word utlete.See out, let1

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British Dictionary definitions for outlet

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

    • 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

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

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

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