issuing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)
    issue; issuance.
    • a new issue of stamps
    • the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago
  2. verb prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
    bring out; release; issue; put out; publish.
    • publish a magazine or newspaper
  3. verb circulate or distribute or equip with
    issue; supply.
    • issue a new uniform to the children
    • supply blankets for the beds
  4. verb bring out an official document (such as a warrant)
    issue.
  5. verb come out of
    emerge; egress; go forth; issue; come out; come forth.
    • Water issued from the hole in the wall
    • The words seemed to come out by themselves
  6. verb make out and issue
    cut; make out; issue; write out.
    • write out a check
    • cut a ticket
    • Please make the check out to me

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