Standard Lemma guide

issuing

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The act by which something is issued.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • the issuings and transactions of stocks

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

That which issues from a source.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • the issuings of nature's springs

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of issue

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a new issue of stamps
  • the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: issue, issuance

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: provision, supply, supplying

Narrower terms: stock issue

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Real reading context

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