Main Entry: 1is·sue
Pronunciation: \ˈi-(ˌ)shü, chiefly Southern ˈi-shə, chiefly British ˈis-(ˌ)yü\
Function: 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}
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}
— is·sue·less \ˈi-shü-ləs\ adjective
— at issue
1 : in a state of controversy : in disagreement
2 also in issue : under discussion or in dispute
2 also in issue : under discussion or in dispute
