issue - 17 definitions |
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| 1. | issue -- an important question that is in dispute and must be settled; "the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"; "politicians never discuss the real issues" |
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| 2. | issue -- one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room" |
| synonyms: number |
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| 3. | topic -- some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police" |
| synonyms: topic, subject, matter |
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| 4. | issue -- the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago" |
| synonyms: issuing, issuance |
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| 5. | issue -- supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government |
| synonyms: military issue, government issue |
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| 6. | return -- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" |
| synonyms: return, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff |
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| 7. | consequence -- a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" |
| synonyms: consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, upshot |
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| 8. | offspring -- the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue" |
| synonyms: offspring, progeny |
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| 9. | emergence -- the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins" |
| synonyms: emergence, egress |
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| 10. | exit -- an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue" |
| synonyms: exit, outlet, way out |
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| 11. | issue -- the act of issuing printed materials |
| synonyms: publication |
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| 12. | publish -- prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper" |
| synonyms: publish, bring out, put out, release |
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| 13. | issue -- circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds" |
| synonyms: supply |
| antonyms: recall -- make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution; "The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty" |
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| 14. | issue -- bring out an official document (such as a warrant) |
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| 15. | issue -- come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves" |
| synonyms: emerge, come out, come forth, go forth, egress |
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| 16. | write out -- make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me" |
| synonyms: write out, make out, cut |
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| 17. | issue, issued -- to come forth |
| synonyms: issued, issues, issuing, reissue, unissued |
| Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language |
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