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issue - the act of issuing printed materials |
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publication |
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printing the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
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issue - an important question that is in dispute and must be settled; "the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"; "politicians never discuss the real issues" |
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cognitive content,
mental object,
content the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
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gut issue,
hot-button issue an issue that elicits strong emotional reactions
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paramount issue an issue whose settlement is more important than anything else; and issue that must be settled before anything else can be settled
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bread-and-butter issue,
pocketbook issue an issue whose settlement will affect financial resources
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quodlibet an issue that is presented for formal disputation
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issue - the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago" |
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issuing,
issuance |
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supplying,
supply,
provision offering goods and services for sale
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stock issue (corporation law) the authorization and delivery of shares of stock for sale to the public or the shares thus offered at a particular time
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issue - one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room" |
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number |
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periodical a publication that appears at fixed intervals
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serial publication,
serial,
series a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series"
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edition the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
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issue - supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government |
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fund,
store,
stock a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
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armed forces,
armed services,
military,
military machine,
war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
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issue - come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves" |
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emerge,
egress |
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pop out appear suddenly; "Spring popped up everywhere in the valley"
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radiate send out real or metaphoric rays; "She radiates happiness"
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leak have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out; "The container leaked gasoline"; "the roof leaks badly"
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escape issue or leak, as from a small opening; "Gas escaped into the bedroom"
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fall pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"
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debouch pass out or emerge; especially of rivers; "The tributary debouched into the big river"
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fall out,
come out have a breach in relations; "We fell out over a trivial question"
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issue - circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds" |
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supply |
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recall cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression; "She was recalled by a loud laugh"
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distribute give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams"
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unfreeze,
unblock,
release,
free make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"
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reissue issue (a new version of); "if you forget your password, it can be changed and reissued"
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release,
free release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
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issue - bring out an official document (such as a warrant) |
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intercommunicate,
communicate be interconnected, afford passage; "These rooms intercommunicate"
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