Main Entry:

²issue

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

is·sued; is·su·ing

Date:

14th century

intransitive verb1 a: to go, come, or flow out b: to come forth : emerge2: accrue <profits issuing from the sale of the stock>3archaic : to descend from a specified parent or ancestor4: to be a consequence or final outcome : emanate, result5: to appear or become available through being officially put forth or distributed6: eventuate, terminatetransitive verb1: to cause to come forth : discharge, emit2 a: to put forth or distribute usually officially <government issued a new airmail stamp> <issue orders> b: to send out for sale or circulation : publish cBritish : provide 2b, supply

synonyms see spring

— is·su·er noun