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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ISSUE, n. ish'u.
1. The act of passing or flowing out; a moving out of any inclosed place; egress; applied to water or other fluid, to smoke, to a body of men, etc. We say, an issue of water from a pipe, from a spring, or from a river; an issue of blood from a wound, of air from a bellows; an issue of people from a door or house.
2. A sending out; as the issue of an order from a commanding officer or from a court; the issue of money from a treasury.
3. Event; consequence; end or ultimate result. Our present condition will be best for us in the issue.
4. Passage out; outlet.
To God the Lord belong the issues from death. Psalms 68.
5. Progeny; a child or children; offspring; as, he had issue,a son; and we speak of issue of the whole blood or half blood. A man dies without issue.
6. Produce of the earth, or profits of land, tenements or other property. A conveyed to B all his right to a term for years, with all the issues, rents and profits.
7. In surgery, a fontanel; a little ulcer made in some part of an animal body, to promote discharges.
8. Evacuation; discharge; a flux or running. Leviticus 12. Matthew 9.
9. In law, the close or result of pleadings; the point of matter depending in suit, on which the parties join, and put the case to trial by a jury.
10. A giving out from a repository; delivery; as an issue of rations or provisions from a store, or of powder from a magazine.
IS'SUE, v.i.
1. To pass or flow out; to run out of any inclosed place; to proceed, as from a source; as, water issues from springs; blood issues from wounds; sap or gum issues from trees; light issues from the sun.
2. To go out; to rush out. Troops issued from the town and attacked the besiegers.
3. To proceed, as progeny; to spring.
Of thy sons that shall issue from thee--2 Kings 20.
4. To proceed; to be produced; to arise; to grow or accrue; as rents and profits issuing from land, tenements, or a capital stock.
5. In legal pleadings, to come to a point in fact of law, on which the parties join and rest the decision of the cause. Our lawyers say, a cause issues to the court or to the jury; it issues in demurrer.
6. To close; to end. We know not how the cause will issue.
IS'SUE, v.t. To send out; to put into circulation; as, to issue money from a treasury, or notes from a bank.
1. To send out; to deliver from authority; as, to issue an order from the department of war; to issue a writ or precept.
2. To deliver for use; as, to issue provisions from a store.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: 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"
2: one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room" [syn: issue, number]
3: some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police" [syn: topic, subject, issue, matter]
4: 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" [syn: issue, issuing, issuance]
5: supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government [syn: issue, military issue, government issue]
6: the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" [syn: return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff]
7: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" [syn: consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot]
8: the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue" [syn: offspring, progeny, issue]
9: the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins" [syn: emergence, egress, issue]
10: an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue" [syn: exit, issue, outlet, way out]
11: the act of issuing printed materials [syn: issue, publication] v
1: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper" [syn: publish, bring out, put out, issue, release]
2: circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds" [syn: issue, supply] [ant: recall]
3: bring out an official document (such as a warrant)
4: come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves" [syn: issue, emerge, come out, come forth, go forth, egress]
5: make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me" [syn: write out, issue, make out, cut]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, exit, proceeds, from Anglo-French, from issir to come out, go out, from Latin exire to go out, from ex- + ire to go; akin to Gothic iddja he went, Greek ienai to go, Sanskrit eti he goes Date: 14th century 1. plural proceeds from a source of revenue (as an estate) 2. the action of going, coming, or flowing out ; egress, emergence 3. a means or place of going out ; exit, outlet 4. offspring, progeny <died without issue> 5. a. a final outcome that usually constitutes a solution (as of a problem) or resolution (as of a difficulty) b. obsolete a final conclusion or decision about something arrived at after consideration c. archaic termination, end <hope that his enterprise would have a prosperous issue — T. B. Macaulay> 6. a. a matter that is in dispute between two or more parties b. (1) a vital or unsettled matter <economic issues> (2) concern, problem <I have issues with his behavior> c. the point at which an unsettled matter is ready for a decision <brought the matter to an issue> 7. a discharge (as of blood) from the body 8. a. something coming forth from a specified source <issues of a disordered imagination> b. obsolete deed 9. a. the act of publishing or officially giving out or making available <the next issue of commemorative stamps> <issue of supplies by the quartermaster> b. the thing or the whole quantity of things given out at one time <read the latest issue> • issueless adjective II. verb (issued; issuing) Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to go, come, or flow out b. to come forth ; emerge 2. accrue <profits issuing from the sale of the stock> 3. archaic to descend from a specified parent or ancestor 4. to be a consequence or final outcome ; emanate, result 5. to appear or become available through being officially put forth or distributed 6. eventuate, terminate transitive verb 1. to cause to come forth ; discharge, emit 2. a. to put forth or distribute usually officially <government issued a new airmail stamp> <issue orders> b. to send out for sale or circulation ; publish c. British provide 2b, supply Synonyms: see spring • issuer noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a a giving out or circulation of shares, notes, stamps, etc. b a quantity of coins, supplies, copies of a newspaper or book etc., circulated or put on sale at one time. c an item or amount given out or distributed. d each of a regular series of a magazine etc. (the May issue). 2 a an outgoing, an outflow. b a way out, an outlet esp. the place of the emergence of a stream etc. 3 a point in question; an important subject of debate or litigation. 4 a result; an outcome; a decision. 5 Law children, progeny (without male issue). 6 archaic a discharge of blood etc. --v. (issues, issued, issuing) 1 intr. (often foll. by out, forth) literary go or come out. 2 tr. a send forth; publish; put into circulation. b supply, esp. officially or authoritatively (foll. by to, with: issued passports to them; issued them with passports; issued orders to the staff). 3 intr. a (often foll. by from) be derived or result. b (foll. by in) end, result. 4 intr. (foll. by from) emerge from a condition. Phrases and idioms: at issue 1 under discussion; in dispute. 2 at variance. issue of fact (or law) a dispute at law when the significance of a fact or facts is denied or when the application of the law is contested. join (or take) issue identify an issue for argument (foll. by with, on). make an issue of make a fuss about; turn into a subject of contention. Derivatives: issuable adj. issuance n. issueless adj. issuer n. Etymology: ME f. OF ult. f. L exitus past part. of exire EXIT

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Issue Is"sue, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Issued; p. pr. & vb. n. Issuing.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Issue Is"sue, n. [OF. issue, eissue, F. issue, fr. OF. issir, eissir, to go out, L. exire; ex out of, from + ire to go, akin to Gr. 'ie`nai, Skr. i, Goth. iddja went, used as prefect of gaggan to go. Cf. Ambition, Count a nobleman, Commence, Errant, Exit, Eyre, Initial, Yede went.] 1. The act of passing or flowing out; a moving out from any inclosed place; egress; as, the issue of water from a pipe, of blood from a wound, of air from a bellows, of people from a house. 2. The act of sending out, or causing to go forth; delivery; issuance; as, the issue of an order from a commanding officer; the issue of money from a treasury. 3. That which passes, flows, or is sent out; the whole quantity sent forth or emitted at one time; as, an issue of bank notes; the daily issue of a newspaper. 4. Progeny; a child or children; offspring. In law, sometimes, in a general sense, all persons descended from a common ancestor; all lineal descendants. If the king Should without issue die. --Shak. 5. Produce of the earth, or profits of land, tenements, or other property; as, A conveyed to B all his right for a term of years, with all the issues, rents, and profits. 6. A discharge of flux, as of blood. --Matt. ix. 20. 7. (Med.) An artificial ulcer, usually made in the fleshy part of the arm or leg, to produce the secretion and discharge of pus for the relief of some affected part. 8. The final outcome or result; upshot; conclusion; event; hence, contest; test; trial. Come forth to view The issue of the exploit. --Shak. While it is hot, I 'll put it to the issue. --Shak. 9. A point in debate or controversy on which the parties take affirmative and negative positions; a presentation of alternatives between which to choose or decide. 10. (Law) In pleading, a single material point of law or fact depending in the suit, which, being affirmed on the one side and denied on the other, is presented for determination. See General issue, under General, and Feigned issue, under Feigned. --Blount. Cowell. At issue, in controversy; disputed; opposing or contesting; hence, at variance; disagreeing; inconsistent. As much at issue with the summer day As if you brought a candle out of doors. --Mrs. Browning. Bank of issue, Collateral issue, etc. See under Bank, Collateral, etc. Issue pea, a pea, or a similar round body, used to maintain irritation in a wound, and promote the secretion and discharge of pus. To join, or take, issue, to take opposing sides in a matter in controversy.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Issue Is"sue, n. [OF. issue, eissue, F. issue, fr. OF. issir, eissir, to go out, L. exire; ex out of, from + ire to go, akin to Gr. 'ie`nai, Skr. i, Goth. iddja went, used as prefect of gaggan to go. Cf. Ambition, Count a nobleman, Commence, Errant, Exit, Eyre, Initial, Yede went.] 1. The act of passing or flowing out; a moving out from any inclosed place; egress; as, the issue of water from a pipe, of blood from a wound, of air from a bellows, of people from a house. 2. The act of sending out, or causing to go forth; delivery; issuance; as, the issue of an order from a commanding officer; the issue of money from a treasury. 3. That which passes, flows, or is sent out; the whole quantity sent forth or emitted at one time; as, an issue of bank notes; the daily issue of a newspaper. 4. Progeny; a child or children; offspring. In law, sometimes, in a general sense, all persons descended from a common ancestor; all lineal descendants. If the king Should without issue die. --Shak. 5. Produce of the earth, or profits of land, tenements, or other property; as, A conveyed to B all his right for a term of years, with all the issues, rents, and profits. 6. A discharge of flux, as of blood. --Matt. ix. 20. 7. (Med.) An artificial ulcer, usually made in the fleshy part of the arm or leg, to produce the secretion and discharge of pus for the relief of some affected part. 8. The final outcome or result; upshot; conclusion; event; hence, contest; test; trial. Come forth to view The issue of the exploit. --Shak. While it is hot, I 'll put it to the issue. --Shak. 9. A point in debate or controversy on which the parties take affirmative and negative positions; a presentation of alternatives between which to choose or decide. 10. (Law) In pleading, a single material point of law or fact depending in the suit, which, being affirmed on the one side and denied on the other, is presented for determination. See General issue, under General, and Feigned issue, under Feigned. --Blount. Cowell. At issue, in controversy; disputed; opposing or contesting; hence, at variance; disagreeing; inconsistent. As much at issue with the summer day As if you brought a candle out of doors. --Mrs. Browning. Bank of issue, Collateral issue, etc. See under Bank, Collateral, etc. Issue pea, a pea, or a similar round body, used to maintain irritation in a wound, and promote the secretion and discharge of pus. To join, or take, issue, to take opposing sides in a matter in controversy.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Issue Is"sue, v. t. 1. To send out; to put into circulation; as, to issue notes from a bank. 2. To deliver for use; as, to issue provisions. 3. To send out officially; to deliver by authority; as, to issue an order; to issue a writ.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(issues, issuing, issued) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing. Agents will raise the issue of prize-money for next year's world championships... Is it right for the Church to express a view on political issues? = subject, matter N-COUNT: usu with supp see also side issue 2. If something is the issue, it is the thing you consider to be the most important part of a situation or discussion. I was earning a lot of money, but that was not the issue... The real issue was never addressed. N-SING: the N 3. 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. The growing problem is underlined in the latest issue of the Lancet... = edition N-COUNT 4. If you issue a statement or a warning, you make it known formally or publicly. Last night he issued a statement denying the allegations... Yesterday his kidnappers issued a second threat to kill him. = put out VERB: V n, V n 5. If you are issued with something, it is officially given to you. On your appointment you will be issued with a written statement of particulars of employment... VERB: usu passive, be V-ed with n • Issue is also a noun. ...a standard army issue rifle. N-UNCOUNT: oft N n 6. When something such as a liquid, sound, or smell issues from something, it comes out of that thing. (FORMAL) A tinny voice issued from a speaker. VERB: V from n 7. The question or point at issue is the question or point that is being argued about or discussed. The problems of immigration were not the question at issue... PHRASE: usu v-link PHR 8. If you make an issue of something, you try to make other people think about it or discuss it, because you are concerned or annoyed about it. It seemed the Colonel had no desire to make an issue of the affair. PHRASE: V inflects 9. If you take issue with someone or something they said, you disagree with them, and start arguing about it. I will not take issue with the fact that we have a recession. = argue PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ish'-u:

(1) (moledheth, tse'etsa'im; sperma, "seed"): Offspring, descendants (Ge 48:6; Isa 22:24; Mt 22:25 the King James Version).

(2) (zirmah; yatsa' (verb); rhusis): A gushing of fluid (semen, Eze 23:20; water, 47:8; blood, Lu 8:43). See next article.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Egress, exit, outlet, way out, passage out. 2. Delivering, delivery, sending out. 3. Amount issued, number printed, impression, edition. 4. Edition, copy, number. 5. Event, consequence, end, termination, conclusion, consummation, result, effect, outcome, upshot, dénouement, finale, final or ultimate result, final event, finishing stroke, winding up. 6. Offspring, progeny, children, posterity, lineal descendants. 7. (Med.) Fontanel, artificial ulcer. 8. (Law.) Point in dispute. 9. Antagonism, contest, controversy, controversial or antagonistic stand. II. v. a. 1. Deliver, send out, put forth. 2. Distribute, give out. 3. Put into circulation. III. v. n. 1. Flow, flow out or forth, spring, gush, come out, rush out. 2. Proceed, flow, emanate, arise, spring, originate, follow, ensue, come, take rise, be the effect, be derived, go forth, grow out. 3. End, terminate, result.

Moby Thesaurus

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