is·sue ( sh  )n. 1. a. The act or an instance of flowing, passing, or giving out. b. The act of circulating, distributing, or publishing by an office or official group: government issue of new bonds. 2. Something produced, published, or offered, as: a. An item or set of items, as stamps or coins, made available at one time by an office or bureau. b. A single copy of a periodical: the May issue of the magazine. c. A distinct set of copies of an edition of a book distinguished from others of that edition by variations in the printed matter. d. A final result or conclusion, as a solution to a problem. e. Proceeds from estates or fines. f. Something proceeding from a specified source: suspicions that were the issue of a deranged mind. 3. Offspring; progeny: died without issue. 4. a. A point or matter of discussion, debate, or dispute: legal and moral issues. b. A matter of public concern: debated economic issues. c. A misgiving, objection, or complaint: had issues with the plan to change the curriculum. d. The essential point; crux: the issue of how to provide adequate child care. e. A culminating point leading to a decision: bring a case to an issue. 5. Informal A personal problem or emotional disorder: The teacher discussed the child's issues with his parents. 6. A place of egress; an outlet: a lake with no issue to the sea. 7. Pathology a. A discharge, as of blood or pus. b. A lesion, wound, or ulcer producing such a discharge. 8. Archaic Termination; close. v. is·sued, is·su·ing, is·sues v.intr. 1. To go or come out. See Synonyms at appear. 2. To accrue as proceeds or profit: Little money issued from the stocks. 3. To be born or be descended. 4. To be circulated or published. 5. To spring or proceed from a source. See Synonyms at stem1. 6. To terminate or result. v.tr. Idioms: 1. To cause to flow out; emit. 2. To circulate or distribute in an official capacity: issued uniforms to the players. 3. To publish: issued periodic statements. at issue 1. In question; in dispute: "Many people fail to grasp what is really at issue here" (Gail Sheehy). 2. At variance; in disagreement. join issue 1. To enter into controversy. 2. Law To submit an issue for decision. take issue To take an opposing point of view; disagree. [Middle English, from Old French eissue, issue, from Vulgar Latin *ex  ta, alteration of Latin exita, feminine past participle of ex re, to go out : ex-, ex- + re, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]is su·er n.is sue·less adj. |
issue
Noun
1. a topic of interest or discussion
2. an important subject requiring a decision
3. a particular edition of a magazine or newspaper
4. a consequence or result
5. Law the descendants of a person
6. the act of sending or giving out something
7. the act of emerging; outflow
8. something flowing out, such as a river
9. at issue
a. under discussion
b. in disagreement
10. force the issue to compel decision on some matter
11. join issue to join in controversy
12. take issue to disagree
Verb
[-suing, -sued]
1. to make (a statement etc.) publicly
2. to supply officially (with)
3. to send out or distribute
4. to publish
5. to come forth or emerge [Old French eissue way out]
issuable adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 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" cognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned gut issue, hot-button issue - an issue that elicits strong emotional reactions paramount issue - an issue whose settlement is more important than anything else; and issue that must be settled before anything else can be settled bread-and-butter issue, pocketbook issue - an issue whose settlement will affect financial resources quodlibet - an issue that is presented for formal disputation |
| 2. | issue - one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room" periodical - a publication that appears at fixed intervals edition - an issue of a newspaper; "he read it in yesterday's edition of the Times" | |
| 3. |  issue - 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"cognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned area - a subject of study; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..." blind spot - a subject about which you are ignorant or prejudiced and fail to exercise good judgment; "golf is one of his blind spots and he's proud of it" remit - the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with; "they set up a group with a remit to suggest ways for strengthening family life" res adjudicata, res judicata - a matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again | |
| 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" stock issue - (corporation law) the authorization and delivery of shares of stock for sale to the public or the shares thus offered at a particular time | |
| 5. | issue - supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | |
| 6. | issue - the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" income - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time economic rent, rent - the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions payback - financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment) | |
| 7. |  issue - 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"phenomenon - any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning offspring, materialisation, materialization - something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts" aftereffect - any result that follows its cause after an interval aftermath, wake, backwash - the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured" bandwagon effect - the phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity; "in periods of high merger activity there is a bandwagon effect with more and more firms seeking to engage in takeover activity"; "polls are accused of creating a bandwagon effect to benefit their candidate" brisance - the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion butterfly effect - the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago by-product, byproduct - a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence change - the result of alteration or modification; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mountains" coattails effect - (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party; "he counted on the coattails effect to win him the election" Coriolis effect - (physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere dent - an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it made a dent in my bank account" domino effect - the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall) harvest - the consequence of an effort or activity; "they gathered a harvest of examples"; "a harvest of love" wallop, impact - a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop" influence - the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the influence of mechanical action" knock-on effect - a secondary or incidental effect product - a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances; "skill is the product of hours of practice"; "his reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue" placebo effect - any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized to many situations having nothing to do with drugs position effect - (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome repercussion, reverberation - a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later" response - a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa" fallout, side effect - any adverse and unwanted secondary effect; "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal" spillover - (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure | |
| 8. |  issue - the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"baby - the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young); "the baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court" by-blow, illegitimate, illegitimate child, love child, whoreson, bastard - the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents child, kid - a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college" grandchild - a child of your son or daughter | |
| 9. | issue - the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins" beginning - the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war" eruption - the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum dissilience - the emergence of seeds as seed pods burst open when they are ripe | |
| 10. |  issue - an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one 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 | |
| 11. | issue - the act of issuing printed materials printing - the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution | |
| Verb | 1. | issue - prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper" edit - supervise the publication of; "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years" |
| 2. | issue - circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds" unfreeze, unblock, release, free - make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account" reissue - issue (a new version of); "if you forget your password, it can be changed and reissued" distribute - make available; "The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia" free, release - make (information) available for publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners" recall - make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution; "The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty" | |
| 3. | issue - bring out an official document (such as a warrant) communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" | |
| 4. | issue - come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves" pop out - come out suddenly or forcefully; "you stick a bill in the vending machine and the change pops out" radiate - issue or emerge in rays or waves; "Heat radiated from the metal box" leak - enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure; "Water leaked out of the can into the backpack"; "Gas leaked into the basement" escape - issue or leak, as from a small opening; "Gas escaped into the bedroom" fall - come out; issue; "silly phrases fell from her mouth" debouch - pass out or emerge; especially of rivers; "The tributary debouched into the big river" | |
| 5. |  issue - make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"write - communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week" check - write out a check on a bank account |
issue
noun 1. topic, point, matter, problem, business, case, question, concern, subject, affair, argument, theme, controversy, can of worms (informal)
noun 4. children, young, offspring, babies, kids (informal) seed (chiefly biblical) successors, heirs, descendants, progeny, scions << OPPOSITE parent
noun 5. distribution, issuing, supply, supplying, delivery, publication, circulation, sending out, dissemination, dispersal, issuance
verb 6. give out, release, publish, announce, deliver, spread, broadcast, distribute, communicate, proclaim, put out, circulate, emit, impart, disseminate, promulgate, put in circulation
verb 7. emerge, came out, proceed, rise, spring, flow, arise, stem, originate, emanate, exude, come forth, be a consequence of >> at issue under discussion, in question, in dispute, under consideration, to be decided, for debate take issue with something or someone disagree with, question, challenge, oppose, dispute, object to, argue with, take exception to, raise an objection to
Translations
issue [ˈɪsjuː] n → cuestión f; asunto (= outcome); resultado; [of banknotes etc] → emisión f [of newspaper etc] → número (= offspring); sucesión f; descendencia
vt [+ rations, equipment] → distribuir, repartir [+ orders]; dar [+ certificate, passport]; expedir [+ decree]; promulgar [+ magazine]; publicar [+ cheque]; extender [+ banknotes, stamp]; emitir
at issue → en cuestión;
to avoid the issue → andarse con rodeos;
to make an issue of sth → dar a algo más importancia de lo necesario;
issue [ˈɪʃuː] n → question f, problème m (= outcome); résultat m, issue f [of banknotes]; émission f [of newspaper]; numéro m [of book]; publication f, parution f (= offspring); descendance f
vt [+ rations, equipment] → distribuer [+ orders]; donner [+ statement]; publier, faire [+ certificate, passport]; délivrer [+ book]; faire paraître; publier [+ banknotes, cheques, stamps]; émettre, mettre en circulation
vi to issue from → provenir de;
to confuse or obscure the issue → embrouiller la question
issue [ˈɪʃjuː] n → Frage f;
(subject) → Thema nt;
(problem) → Problem nt;
(of book, stamps etc) → Ausgabe f;
(offspring) → Nachkommenschaft f
vt → ausgeben;
(statement) → herausgeben;
(documents) → ausstellen
vi to issue (from) → dringen (aus);
(liquid) → austreten (aus);
to avoid the issue → ausweichen;
to confuse or obscure the issue → es unnötig kompliziert machen;
(documents) → jdm etw ausstellen;
(gun etc) → jdn mit etw ausstatten;
to take issue with sb (over) → jdm widersprechen (in +dat);
to make an issue of sth → etw aufbauschen
issue [ˈɪʃjuː] n → questione f; problema m (= outcome); esito, risultato; [of banknotes etc] → emissione f [of newspaper etc] → numero (= offspring); discendenza
vt [+ rations, equipment] → distribuire [+ orders]; dare [+ book]; pubblicare [+ banknotes, cheques, stamps]; emettere
at issue → in gioco, in discussione;
to avoid the issue → evitare la discussione;
to confuse or obscure the issue → confondere le cose;
to issue sth to sb, issue sb with sth → consegnare qc a qn
v issue [ˈiʃuː]
1 to give or send out, or to distribute, especially officially The police issued a description of the criminal; Rifles were issued to the troops. uitgereik يَنْشُر، يُصْدِر издавам vydat, rozšířit udsende; uddele (her)ausgeben εκδίδω, διανέμω distribuir väljastama, jagama بیرون دادن؛ پخش کردن jakaa distribuer לְהוֹצִיא, לְפָרסֵם आदेश जारी करना izdavanje kiad, kibocsát membagi-bagikan gefa út, dreifa distribuire, rilasciare 配布する 배포[]하다 išleisti, išplatinti izdot; laist apgrozībā; iznākt membahagi-bahagikan publiceren, uitdelen sende ut, utstede wydać distribuir a pune în circulaţie; a distribui выпускать; обеспечивать vydať; zverejniť izdati izdati sända (lämna) ut แจกจ่าย (เสื้อผ้า, อาหาร) แก่ทหาร vermek, yayınlamak, dağıtmak 發佈 випускати; видавати جاری کرنا phát hành 发布
2 to flow or come out (from something) A strange noise issued from the room. uitkom يَتَدَفَّق извирам vycházet komme fra herauskommen εκρέω, βγαίνω salir väljuma, välja voolama درآمدن؛ بیرون آمدن tulla sortir (de) לִבקוֹע प्रकाशित करना istjecanje jön vhonnan keluar koma úr/frá uscire 発する (흘러) 나오다 sklisti rasties; iztecēt keluar komen strømme ut/fra wydostać się na zewnątrz sair a ieşi раздаваться vychádzať priti ven dolaziti iz komma (strömma) ut ไหลออก gelmek, çıkmak 流出，發出 доноситися; випливати نکلنا phát ra 流出，发出
n
1 the act of issuing or process of being issued Stamp collectors like to buy new stamps on the day of issue. uitreiking إصْدار издаване vydání udstedelse die Ausgabe έκδοση, κυκλοφορία emisión käibelelaskmine توزیع؛ انتشار julkaiseminen émission הוֹצָאָה, הַנפָּקָה विवादास्पद विषय izdavanje kiadás, kibocsátás emisi útgáfa emissione 発行 발행, 발간 išleidimas []laišana (apgrozībā) dikeluarkan uitgave utsendelse, utgivelse emisja distribuição emisiune выпуск vydanie izdaja izdavanje utgivande, utsläppande, utfärdande การแจกจ่าย çıkarma; basma 發行 видання; випуск اشاعت sự phát hành 发行
2 one number in the series of a newspaper, magazine etc Have you seen the latest issue of that magazine? uitgawe عَدَد издание číslo nummer; udgave die Ausgabe τεύχος, φύλλο número number چاپ numero numéro גִילָיוֹן प्रकाशित वस्तु primjerak (példány)szám penerbitan tölublað numero 発行物 (출판물의) ...호, ...쇄 numeris izlaidums; (laikraksta, žurnāla) numurs penerbitan nummer nummer, utgave numer número număr номер číslo številka izdanje nummer, utgåva ฉบับ sayı, nüsha (報刊等)期、號 номер عدد số báo （报刊等）期、号
3 a subject for discussion and argument The question of pay is not an important issue at the moment. aangeleentheid قَضِيَّه въпрос otázka emne die Streitfrage θέμα, ζήτημα tema, asunto teema موضوع asia question נוֹשֶא, סוּגִיָה संतति predmet, pitanje kérdés, vitapont persoalan málefni questione, problema 問題 논쟁(점), 토의 problema, ginčijamas klausimas diskutējams/strīda jautājums persoalan kwestie debattemne, stridsspørsmål temat assunto chestiune проблема sporná otázka, problém predmet razprave pitanje fråga, spörsmål, problem ประเด็น konu, mesele, önemli sorun 問題 проблема; предмет обговорення مسئلہ vấn đề 问题
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