• the provision of something by issuing it (usually in quantity); "a new Issue of stamps"; "the last Issue of penicillin was over a month ago"
• the act of issuing printed materials
• an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one Issue"
• 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"
• 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"
• one of a series published periodically; "she found an old Issue of the magazine in her dentist''s waitingroom"
• the becoming visible; "not a day''s difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins"
• the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without Issue"
• 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"
• the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"
• supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) Issued by the government
• come out of; "Water Issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves"
• prepare and Issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"
• bring out an official document (such as a warrant)
• make out and Issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"
• circulate or distribute or equip with; "Issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds"

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