issue

¹is·sue

noun
\ˈi-(ˌ)shü, chiefly Southern ˈi-shə, chiefly British ˈis-(ˌ)yü\

Definition of ISSUE

1

plural : proceeds from a source of revenue (as an estate)

2

: the action of going, coming, or flowing out : egress, emergence

3

: a means or place of going out : exit, outlet

4

: 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) b obsolete : a final conclusion or decision about something arrived at after consideration c archaic : 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 body

8

a : something coming forth from a specified source <issues of a disordered imagination> b obsolete : deed

9

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 disagreement

2

also in issue : under discussion or in dispute

Examples of ISSUE

1. She is concerned with a variety of social issues.
2. Water purity is a public health issue.
3. The President's speech addressed a number of important issues.
4. campaign issues like education and defense
5. The issue is poverty, not race: to talk about race is simply to confuse the issue.
6. The case involves some complicated legal issues.
7. He should stop dodging the issue and make a decision now.
8. There's an interesting article on page 12 of this issue.
9. the most recent issue of the magazine

Origin of ISSUE

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to ISSUE

Synonyms: aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, child, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, fate, fruit, effect, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, product, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot

Antonyms: antecedent, causation, cause, occasion, reason

Related Words: ramification; denouement (also dénouement), echo, implication, repercussion; afterclap, afterglow, aftershock; blowback, by-product, fallout, offshoot, ripple, side effect (also side reaction), spin-off

Near Antonyms: consideration, determinant, factor; base, basis, foundation, ground, groundwork; impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, stimulus; mother, origin, root, source, spring

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