outlet Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a place of business for retailing goods
    mercantile establishment; sales outlet; retail store.
  2. noun receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
    electrical outlet; electric outlet; wall plug; electric receptacle; wall socket.
  3. noun an opening that permits escape or release
    issue; way out; exit.
    • he blocked the way out
    • the canyon had only one issue
  4. noun activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
    release; vent.
    • she had no other outlet for her feelings
    • he gave vent to his anger

WordNet


Out"let` noun
Definitions
  1. The place or opening by which anything is let out; a passage out; an exit; a vent.
    Receiving all, and having no outlet. Fuller.
Out*let" transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To let out; to emit. R. Daniel.

Webster 1913