issue

Main Entry:: ¹is·sue
Pronunciation:: \ˈi-(ˌ)shü, chiefly Southern ˈi-shə, chiefly British ˈis-(ˌ)yü\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English, exit, proceeds, from Anglo-French, from issir to come out, go out, from Latin exire to go out, from ex- + ire to go; akin to Gothic iddja he went, Greek ienai to go, Sanskrit eti he goes
Date:: 14th century

1plural : proceeds from a source of revenue (as an estate)2: the action of going, coming, or flowing out : egress , emergence3: a means or place of going out : exit , outlet4: offspring , progeny <died without issue>5 a: a final outcome that usually constitutes a solution (as of a problem) or resolution (as of a difficulty) bobsolete : a final conclusion or decision about something arrived at after consideration carchaic : termination , end <hope that his enterprise would have a prosperous issue — T. B. Macaulay>6 a: a matter that is in dispute between two or more parties b (1): a vital or unsettled matter <economic issues> (2): concern , problem <I have issues with his behavior> c: the point at which an unsettled matter is ready for a decision <brought the matter to an issue>7: a discharge (as of blood) from the body8 a: something coming forth from a specified source <issues of a disordered imagination> bobsolete : deed9 a: the act of publishing or officially giving out or making available <the next issue of commemorative stamps> <issue of supplies by the quartermaster> b: the thing or the whole quantity of things given out at one time <read the latest issue>

— is·sue·less

\ˈi-shü-ləs\ adjective

— at issue

1: in a state of controversy : in disagreement2also in issue : under discussion or in dispute

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