issue

Sense 1 noun

an important question that is in dispute and must be settled

the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone

Sense 2 verb

prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

publish a magazine or newspaper

Sense 3 noun

one of a series published periodically

she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room

Sense 4 verb

circulate or distribute or equip with

issue a new uniform to the children

Sense 5 noun

some situation or event that is thought about

he kept drifting off the topic

Sense 6 verb

bring out an official document (such as a warrant)

Sense 7 noun

the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)

a new issue of stamps

Sense 8 verb

come out of

Water issued from the hole in the wall

Sense 9 noun

supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government

Sense 10 verb

make out and issue

write out a check

Sense 11 noun

the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

the average return was about 5%

Sense 12 noun

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise

Sense 13 noun

the immediate descendants of a person

she was the mother of many offspring

Sense 14 noun

the becoming visible

not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins

Sense 15 noun

an opening that permits escape or release

he blocked the way out

Sense 16 noun

the act of issuing printed materials