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- [ish-oo or, esp. British, is-yoo]
- /ˈɪʃ u or, esp. British, ˈɪs yu/
- /ˈɪʃuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ish-oo or, esp. British, is-yoo]
- /ˈɪʃ u or, esp. British, ˈɪs yu/
Definitions of issue word
- noun issue the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution: the issue of food and blankets to flood victims. 1
- noun issue something that is printed or published and distributed, especially a given number of a periodical: Have you seen the latest issue of the magazine? 1
- noun issue something that is sent out or put forth in any form. 1
- noun issue a quantity of something that is officially offered for sale or put into circulation at one time: a new issue of commemorative stamps; a new bond issue. 1
- noun issue a point in question or a matter that is in dispute, as between contending parties in an action at law. 1
- noun issue a point, matter, or dispute, the decision of which is of special or public importance: the political issues. 1
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Origin of issue
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; (noun) Middle English < Middle French: place or passage out; Old French (e)issue < Vulgar Latin *exūta, noun use of feminine of *exūtus, Latin exitus exit1; (v.) Middle English issuen, derivative of the noun, or < Middle French, Old French (e)issu, past participle of issir to go out (≪ Latin exīre); see exit2
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Parts of speech for Issue
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
issue popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
issue usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for issue
verb issue
- give out — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- hand out — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- deliver — If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there.
- distribute — to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
- deal out — If someone deals out a punishment or harmful action, they punish or harm someone.
noun issue
- subject — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
- matter — a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- topic — a subject of conversation or discussion: to provide a topic for discussion.
- problem — any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty.
Antonyms for issue
verb issue
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
noun issue
- agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
- harmony — agreement; accord; harmonious relations.
- cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- origin — something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin.
- parent — a father or a mother.
Top questions with issue
- what is another word for issue?
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- why do companies issue stock?
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- which issue was resolved by the us civil war?
- what controversial issue was settled by the compromise of 1850?