issue

Meanings

• 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"
• one of a series published periodically
  • "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"
• some situation or event that is thought about
• 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"
• supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government
• the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
• a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
• the immediate descendants of a person
  • "he died without issue"
• the becoming visible
• an opening that permits escape or release
  • "the canyon had only one issue"
• the act of issuing printed materials
• prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
• circulate or distribute or equip with
  • "issue a new uniform to the children"
• bring out an official document (such as a warrant)
• come out of
  • "Water issued from the hole in the wall"
• make out and issue

Synonyms

bring out, come forth, come out, consequence, cut, effect, egress, emerge, emergence, event, exit, go forth, government issue, issuance, issuing, make out, matter, military issue, number, offspring, outcome, outlet, payoff, proceeds, progeny, publication, publish, put out, release, result, return, subject, supply, take, takings, topic, upshot, way out, write out, yield