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    is·sue
    [ˈiSHo͞o]
    noun
    issue (noun) · issues (plural noun)
    1. an important topic or problem for debate or discussion:
      "the issue of global warming" · "money is not an issue"
    2. the action of supplying or distributing an item for use, sale, or official purposes:
      "the issue of promissory notes by the bank"
    3. a result or outcome of something:
      "the chance of carrying such a scheme to a successful issue was small"
    verb
    issue (verb) · issues (third person present) · issued (past tense) · issued (past participle) · issuing (present participle)
    1. (issue from)
      come, go, or flow out from:
      "exotic smells issued from a nearby building"
      Similar:
      flow (out/forth)
      pour (out/forth)
      gush (out/forth)
      come (out/forth)
      seep (out/forth)
      ooze (out/forth)
      spread out
      be uttered
      be emitted
      be transmitted
    Origin
    Middle English (in the sense ‘outflowing’): from Old French, based on Latin exitus, past participle of exire ‘go out’.
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    is′su·er n. Usage Note: People often use issue to refer to a problem, difficulty, or condition, especially an embarrassing or discrediting one. The word is frequently used in the plural.
    Get a quick, free translation! ISSUE definition: 1. a subject or problem that people are thinking and talking about: 2. most important in what is…. Learn more.
    The real issue was never addressed. An issue of something such as a magazine or newspaper is the version of it that is published, for example, in a particular month or on a particular day. If you issue a statement or a warning, you make it known formally or publicly . Last night he issued a statement denying the allegations.
    The point at issue is what is best for the child. I would take issue with you on that. The Prime Minister will issue a statement tomorrow. Police issued a warning about the dangers of playing near water. All members will be issued with a membership card. (Definition of issue from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)