issue

/ˈi-(ˌ)shü/

Middle English, exit, proceeds, from Anglo-French, from issir to come out, go out, from Latin exire to go out, from ex- + ire to go; akin to Goth iddja he went, Greek ienai to go, Sanskrit eti he goes

noun

  1. a vital or unsettled matter

  2. concern, problem

  3. a matter that is in dispute between two or more parties

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verb

  1. to put forth or distribute usually officially

  2. to send out for sale or circulation : publish

  3. provide, supply

government issued a new airmail stamp

spring arise rise originate derive flow issue emanate proceed stem mean to come up or out of something into existence. spring implies rapid or sudden emerging. arise and rise may both convey the fact of coming into existence or notice but rise often stresses gradual growth or ascent.

adjective

  1. standard, typical

a standard-issue action movie