outlet

out·let  (outlt, -lt)

n.

1.

a. A passage for escape or exit; a vent.

b. A means of release or gratification, as for energies, drives, or desires: exercised as an outlet for frustration.

2.

a. A stream that flows out of a lake or pond.

b. The mouth of a river where it flows into a larger body of water.

c. The point of intersection of a driveway and a road, especially in a rural area.

3.

a. A commercial market for goods or services.

b. A store that sells the goods of a particular manufacturer or wholesaler.

4. A receptacle, especially one mounted in a wall, that is connected to a power supply and equipped with a socket for a plug.

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outlet

Noun

1. a means of expressing one's feelings: the shock would give her an outlet for her own grief

2.

a. a market for a product: there is a huge sales outlet for personal computers

b. a shop or organization selling the goods of a particular producer or wholesaler or manufacturer: her own brand is now sold to outlets throughout the world

3. an opening permitting escape or release: make sure the exhaust outlet is not blocked

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	outlet - a place of business for retailing goods mercantile establishment, retail store, sales outlet country store, general store, trading post - a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise department store, emporium - a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain discount house, discount store, discounter, wholesale house - a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price market place, mart, marketplace, market - an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up merchandise, product, ware - commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products" business establishment, place of business - an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered shopping center, shopping centre, shopping mall, mall, plaza, center - mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls" shop, store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" strip mall - a mercantile establishment consisting of a row of various stores and business and restaurants along a road or busy street; usually opening on a parking lot
	2.	outlet - receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices electric outlet, electric receptacle, electrical outlet, wall plug, wall socket power point, point - a wall socket receptacle - an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert
	3.	outlet - an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue" exit, way out, issue opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" outfall - the outlet of a river or drain or other source of water
	4.	outlet - activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger" vent, release activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"

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outlet

noun 1. shop, store, supermarket, market, mart, boutique, emporium, hypermarket

noun 2. channel, release, medium, avenue, vent, conduit, safety valve, means of expression

noun 3. pipe, opening, channel, passage, tube, exit, canal, way out, funnel, conduit, duct, orifice, egress

Translations

outlet [ˈautlɛt] n → salida; [of pipe] → desagüe m;

(US) (ELEC) → toma de corriente;

(for emotion) → desahogo;

(also: retail outlet) → punto de venta

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outlet [ˈautlɛt] out n (for liquid etc) → issue f, sortie f;

(for emotion) → exutoire m;

(for goods) → débouché m;

(also: retail outlet) → point m de vente;

(US) (Elec) → prise f de courant

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outlet [ˈautlɛt] n (= hole, pipe) → Abfluss m;

(US) (Elec) → Steckdose f;

(Comm) (also: retail outlet) → Verkaufsstelle f (fig) (for grief, anger etc) → Ventil nt

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outlet [ˈautlɛt] n (for liquid etc) → sbocco, scarico;

(for emotion) → sfogo;

(for goods) → sbocco, mercato;

(also: retail outlet) → punto di vendita;

(US ) (ELEC) → presa di corrente