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Meaning of issue

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  issue
      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}]

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