Main entry: issuance, issue, issuing
Definition: the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)
Usage: a new issue of stamps; the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago
Main entry: publication, issue
Definition: the act of issuing printed materials
Main entry: exit, issue, outlet, way out
Definition: an opening that permits escape or release
Usage: he blocked the way out; the canyon had only one issue
Main entry: topic, subject, matter, issue
Definition: some situation or event that is thought about
Usage: he kept drifting off the topic; he had been thinking about the subject for several years; it is a matter for the police
Main entry: issue
Definition: an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
Usage: the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone; politicians never discuss the real issues
Definition: one of a series published periodically
Usage: she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room
Main entry: issue, egress, emergence
Definition: the becoming visible
Usage: not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins
Main entry: offspring, issue, progeny
Definition: the immediate descendants of a person
Usage: she was the mother of many offspring; he died without issue
Main entry: effect, consequence, event, issue, result, outcome, upshot
Definition: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Usage: the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise; his decision had depressing consequences for business; he acted very wise after the event
Main entry: proceeds, return, yield, payoff, take, takings, issue
Definition: the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
Usage: the average return was about 5%
Main entry: government issue, military issue, issue
Definition: supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government
Main entry: egress, issue, emerge, go forth, come forth, come out
Definition: come out of
Usage: Water issued from the hole in the wall; The words seemed to come out by themselves
Main entry: release, publish, put out, bring out, issue
Definition: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
Usage: publish a magazine or newspaper
Main entry: issue
Definition: bring out an official document (such as a warrant)
Main entry: write out, cut, issue, make out
Definition: make out and issue
Usage: write out a check; cut a ticket; Please make the check out to me
Definition: circulate or distribute or equip with
Usage: issue a new uniform to the children; supply blankets for the beds