— issueless , adj. — issuer , n.
/ish"ooh/ or, esp. Brit., /is"yooh/ , n. , v. , issued, issuing .
n.
1. the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution: the issue of food and blankets to flood victims.
2. something that is printed or published and distributed, esp. a given number of a periodical: Have you seen the latest issue of the magazine?
3. something that is sent out or put forth in any form.
4. a quantity of something that is officially offered for sale or put into circulation at one time: a new issue of commemorative stamps; a new bond issue.
5. a point in question or a matter that is in dispute, as between contending parties in an action at law.
6. a point, matter, or dispute, the decision of which is of special or public importance: the political issues.
7. a point the decision of which determines a matter: The real issue in the strike was the right to bargain collectively.
8. a point at which a matter is ready for decision: to bring a case to an issue.
9. something proceeding from any source, as a product, effect, result, or consequence: His words were the issue of an intelligent man.
10. the ultimate result, event, or outcome of a proceeding, affair, etc.: the issue of a contest.
11. a distribution of food rations, clothing, equipment, or ammunition to a number of officers or enlisted soldiers, or to a military unit.
12. offspring; progeny: to die without issue.
13. a going, coming, passing, or flowing out: free issue and entry.
14. a place or means of egress; outlet or exit.
15. something that comes out, as an outflowing stream.
16. Pathol.
a. a discharge of blood, pus, or the like.
b. an incision, ulcer, or the like, emitting such a discharge.
17. issues , Eng. Law. the profits from land or other property.
18. the printing of copies of a work from the original setting of type with some slight changes: the third issue of the poem.
19. Obs. a proceeding or action.
20. at issue ,
a. being disputed or under discussion.
b. being at opposite viewpoints; in disagreement: Medical experts are still at issue over the proper use of tranquilizers.
21. join issue ,
a. to enter into controversy or take exception to.
b. to submit an issue jointly for legal decision.
22. take issue , to disagree; dispute: He took issue with me on my proposal for a new advertising campaign.
v.t.
23. to put out; deliver for use, sale, etc.; put into circulation.
24. to mint, print, or publish for sale or distribution: to issue a new coin; to issue a new book.
25. to distribute (food, clothing, etc.) to one or more officers or enlisted soldiers or to a military unit.
26. to send out; discharge; emit.
v.i.
27. to go, pass, or flow out; come forth; emerge: to issue forth to battle.
28. to be sent, put forth, or distributed authoritatively or publicly, as a legal writ or money.
29. to be published, as a book.
30. to originate or proceed from any source.
31. to arise as a result or consequence; result: a reaction that issues from the stimulus.
32. Chiefly Law. to proceed as offspring, or be born or descended.
33. Chiefly Law. to come as a yield or profit, as from land.
34. Archaic. to have the specified outcome, result, etc. (often fol. by in ).
35. Obs. to end; terminate.
[ 1275-1325; (n.) ME e ) issue exuta, n. use of fem. of * exutus, L exitus EXIT; (v.) ME issuen, deriv. of the n., or e ) issu, ptp. of issir to go out ( exire ); see EXIT ]
Syn. 2. copy, edition, printing. 5-7 . crux. 6, 7 . problem, question. 10. upshot, conclusion, end. 27. See emerge. 30. flow, emanate, arise, spring. 31. ensue.
Ant. 27. return.