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. Some situation or event that is thought about
   "he kept drifting off the issue";
   - topic, subject, matter
    
3. One of a series published periodically
   "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room";
   - number
    
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";
   - issuing, issuance
    
5. A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
   "Flooding was a direct issue of the heavy rainfall";
   - consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, upshot
    
6. [formal] The immediate descendants of a person
   "he died without issue";
   - offspring, progeny
    
7. Act of coming, flowing, or passing out
   "The issue of steam from the vent";
   - emergence
    
8. An opening that permits escape or release
   "the canyon had only one issue";
   - exit, outlet, way out
    
9. The act of issuing printed materials
   "The monthly issue of the magazine was eagerly awaited by subscribers";
   - publication
    
10. (military) supplies (as food, clothing or ammunition) issued by the government
    "The soldiers received their military issue of combat boots and uniforms";
    - military issue, government issue
     
11. The income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
    "The issue from the property sale exceeded expectations";
    - return, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff

1. Bring out an official document (such as a warrant)
   "The court issued a warrant for his arrest"
    
2. Prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
   "issue a magazine or newspaper";
   - publish, bring out, put out, release, drop [informal]
    
3. Circulate, distribute or equip with
   "issue a new uniform to the children";
   - supply
    
4. Come out of
   "Water issued from the hole in the wall";
   - emerge, come out, come forth, go forth, egress
    
5. Fill in and give as payment
   "issue a check";
   - write out, make out, cut

Derived forms: issued, issues, issuing

Type of: air, arsenal, bare, beginning, cognitive content, come, come up, communicate, content, distribute, escape, flesh and blood, fund, income, intercommunicate, mental object, periodical, phenomenon, printing, provision, publicise [Brit], publicize, relation, relative, stock, store, supply, write

Antonym: recall

Part of: serial, serial publication, series

Encyclopedia: Issue, Maryland