❗ A problem 📢 To give out 📰 A publication 📦 Giving out 🎶 To come out 👶 Children

issue

75 3.4

The official giving of supplies or documents to people

noun
/ˈɪʃu/

Formal

: emisión

Before the SDWT reorganization, each issue throughout the academic year 2009-2010 was 16 pages.
bond issue
new bond issues
sukuk issue

So I will now offer the issue of the following corrections.

Examples

A mayoral candidate ran on a one-issue promise to revoke the inconvenient law.

Fiction book (1990)
Betty talked about the latest issue of Screen World.

The Black Dahlia (2006)
I asked Sanders to send a copy of the issue to him at the U.N. Headquarters.

Fiction book (1994)
So I will now offer the issue of the following corrections.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
When the bond issue passes Tuesday, there'll be $8 million to build an aqueduct and a reservoir.

Chinatown (1974)
The government will ensure the timely issue of new identification cards to all citizens.
I received the official issue of the report yesterday, detailing the updates made to the project.
During the meeting, we discussed the issue of distributing the new safety materials to all departments.

Synonyms

publication

vsissue

107 3.2

Making information or a book available to everyone

refers to formal giving of items, not public release of information

supplying

vsissue

48 2.3

Giving things people need or want

is specifically about formal or official giving rather than general supply

provision

vsissue

23 3.4

The act of supplying things people need, like food

emphasises formal or official giving rather than general supply

assignment

vsissue

22 1.8

The act of giving things or tasks to people

is broader official distribution rather than targeted allocation

issuance

vsissue

Formal

15 6.5

An official giving out documents like ID cards or permits

has identical meaning but is the chosen entry term

assigning

vsissue

2 2.5

Giving something to a person or place for a reason

is general official supplying rather than specific designation

issuing

vsissue

2 3.3

Giving out things often in an official way

has identical meaning but is the chosen entry term

dispensation

vsissue

1 7.2

The act of giving out things, often based on a plan

is about official giving generally, not only portioned distribution

purveyance

vsissue

1 9.9

The act of supplying food and other things people need

is centered on formal distribution rather than supplying everyday needs

Idioms

to issue a ukase

Formal

9.9

To give a strict official order that people must follow

Compounds

social issue

94 3.4

A problem that affects many people in a society

serious issue

72 3.0

A problem that needs careful attention and action

major issue

69 3.2

An important problem that needs a solution

non-issue

17 5.0

Something that is no longer important or worth talking about

hot-button issue

17 4.7

An issue that makes people feel very strongly and leads to angry debate

contentious issue

12 5.1

A topic that causes strong disagreement between people

bond issue

Specialized

11 5.4

A sale of loans by a company or government to many investors

latest issue

10 2.1

The most recent copy of a magazine or newspaper

side issue

6 4.1

A less important topic that distracts from the main subject

government issue

6 3.5

Supplies like uniforms or food given by the government to soldiers

military issue

5 3.4

Standard supplies given to soldiers

pocketbook issue

Literature

4 4.8

An issue that affects people's money or jobs

bread-and-butter issue

Informal

2 2.8

An issue that affects people's money or daily living costs

plumbing issue

2 2.9

A problem with the pipes that carry water in a building

server issue

Specialized

1 3.6

A problem that makes a computer that runs websites and apps stop working

growing issue

1 3.8

A problem that becomes more serious or affects more people over time

stock issue

Specialized

1 6.8

A set of company shares offered for sale to the public

gut issue

Informal

1 4.4

A health problem in the stomach or intestines that causes pain

paramount issue

1 5.2

A very important problem that must be solved first

complex legal issue

1 8.3

A problem about law that is difficult to solve because it has many different parts

bladder issue

1 3.9

A problem with the bladder that causes pain or makes you need to pee often

gut issue

Informal

1 7.7

A topic that makes people feel strong emotions

hot issue

Jargon

1 6.1

A new share many people want that sells for more than its initial price

knotty issue

1 6.8

A difficult problem that is hard to solve

rights issue

Specialized

1 6.3

An offer of extra shares to existing shareholders at a lower price

skin-deep issue

1 6.4

A problem that looks small but does not fix the real cause

How Extensive

distribution

68 3.2

issue

Formal

75 3.4

allocation

52 4.3

Surface Forms

issue singular

issues plural

Etymology

Issue in the sense of supplies comes from the old root exire meaning 'to go out', so to issue goods is to 'send out' or give them to people officially.