Definitions For Issue

noun

  • The act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)
  • The act of issuing printed materials
  • An opening that permits escape or release
  • Some situation or event that is thought about
  • An important question that is in dispute and must be settled
  • One of a series published periodically
  • The becoming visible
  • The immediate descendants of a person
  • A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
  • The income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
  • Supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government
  • Something that people are talking about, thinking about, etc. : an important subject or topic
  • The version of a newspaper, magazine, etc., that is published at a particular time
  • The act of officially making something available or giving something to people to be used : the act of issuing something

verb

  • Come out of
  • Prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
  • Bring out an official document (such as a warrant)
  • Make out and issue
  • Circulate or distribute or equip with
  • To give (something) to someone in an official way : to give or supply (something) to (someone)
  • To make (something) available to be sold or used
  • To announce (something) in a public and official way

Is Issue a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
5
Words with Friends
6

The word Issue is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Issue in a Sentence

  • She is concerned with a variety of social issues.
  • Water purity is a public health issue.
  • The President's speech addressed a number of important issues.
  • Each employee will be issued an identification card.
  • The Post Office will issue a new first-class stamp.
  • The company plans to raise money by issuing more stock.

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