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issue

issue

327 2.9
One copy of a magazine or newspaper
  • noun
  • /ˈɪʃu/
translation icon : número
  • Peggy's special series concludes in this issue with the remaining two articles.
  • magazine issue
  • journal issue
  • special issue

But I never had that issue of daytime self pleasure.

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Examples

  • I look forward to reading them in a special Irish issue of Poetry in the future.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The beginning of Virginia's redirection was reported in the 1970 fall issue of Public Education in Virginia.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Hello Cameron people, our spring issue cover is just not wonderful yet.

  • We're doing an issue about great beaches around the world.

  • This was the first issue and everything in here is vintage.

  • Before you submit a story, read several issues to get a feel for style and content.

    Academic text (2008)
  • So since I'm doing the holiday issue with W, we're going to open a gift.

  • The Washington Monument was the subject for the current issue when I wrote this column.

    Academic text (2011)
  • That led to a special issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

  • The magazine just published its latest issue, which features an exclusive interview with a famous author.

Synonyms

edition
vsissue
724 2.5

A particular version of a book, newspaper, or magazine

is narrower, meaning one regular single copy rather than a version
number
vsissue
  • UK
95 4.7

A single issue of a magazine or journal

is the identical term for that single regular periodical copy

Idioms

9.9

To give a strict official order that people must follow

Compounds

51 3.2

An important problem that needs a solution

51 3.4

A problem that affects many people in a society

41 3.0

A problem that needs careful attention and action

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

bond issue
  • Specialized
10 5.4

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

A topic that causes strong disagreement between people

10 2.1

The most recent copy of a magazine or newspaper

5 4.1

A less important topic that distracts from the main subject

pocketbook issue
  • Literature
4 4.8

An issue that affects people's money or jobs

Standard supplies given to soldiers

Supplies like uniforms or food given by the government to soldiers

1 2.8

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

hot issue
  • Jargon
1 6.1

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

A problem with the pipes that carry water in a building

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

rights issue
  • Specialized
1 6.3

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

server issue
  • Specialized
1 3.6

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

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

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

gut issue
  • Informal
1 4.4

A health problem in the stomach or intestines that causes pain

A very important problem that must be solved first

stock issue
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A set of company shares offered for sale to the public

A difficult problem that is hard to solve

gut issue
  • Informal
7.7

A topic that makes people feel strong emotions

5.0

Something that is no longer important or worth talking about

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

How Recent

new edition
11 3.0
revised
3.2
edition
724 2.5
issue
327 2.9
printing
13 1.1

Surface Forms

issue singular
issues plural

Etymology

Issue for a magazine copy comes from the same old root exire meaning 'to go out', because each new issue is something 'put out' and sent to readers.