Dictionary Check: issue

"issue" is a valid word!

Scrabble 5 points
Words with Friends 6 points

Definition

noun

an important question that is in dispute and must be settled

Example: "the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"
noun

one of a series published periodically

Example: "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"
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noun

some situation or event that is thought about

Example: "he kept drifting off the topic"
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noun

the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)

Example: "a new issue of stamps"
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noun

supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government

noun

the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

Example: "the average return was about 5%"

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