issue issuing issuance | the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity), a new issue of stamps, the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago |
stock issue | (corporation law) the authorization and delivery of shares of stock for sale to the public or the shares thus offered at a particular time |
issue publication | the act of issuing printed materials |
reference consultation | the act of referring or consulting, reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer |
exit issue outlet way out | an opening that permits escape or release, he blocked the way out, the canyon had only one issue |
reference grid | a pattern of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image or a map |
frame of reference frame | a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning |
coordinate system frame of reference reference system reference frame | a system that uses coordinates to establish position |
topic subject issue matter | some situation or event that is thought about, he kept drifting off the topic, he had been thinking about the subject for several years, it is a matter for the police |
issue | an important question that is in dispute and must be settled, the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone, politicians never discuss the real issues |
gut issue hot-button issue | an issue that elicits strong emotional reactions |
paramount issue | an issue whose settlement is more important than anything else, and issue that must be settled before anything else can be settled |
pocketbook issue bread-and-butter issue | an issue whose settlement will affect financial resources |
reference denotation extension | the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression, the class of objects that an expression refers to, the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos |
reference | the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to, he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes |
inertial reference frame inertial frame | a coordinate system in which Newton's first law of motion is valid |
address computer address reference | (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored |
reference book reference reference work book of facts | a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts, he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic |
reference manual | a manual containing information organized in a summary manner |
issue number | one of a series published periodically, she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room |
character reference character reference | a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability, requests for character references are all too often answered evasively |
citation cite acknowledgment credit reference mention quotation | a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage, the student's essay failed to list several important citations, the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book, the article includes mention of similar clinical cases |
mention reference | a remark that calls attention to something or someone, she made frequent mention of her promotion, there was no mention of it, the speaker made several references to his wife |
anatomical reference anatomical | an expression that relates to anatomy |
rights offering rights issue | an offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public later, the investment banker who handles a rights offering usually agrees to buy any shares not bought by shareholders |
reference point point of reference reference | an indicator that orients you generally, it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved |
reference source | a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to, he carried an armful of references back to his desk, he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation |
emergence egress issue | the becoming visible, not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins |
offspring progeny issue | the immediate descendants of a person, she was the mother of many offspring, he died without issue |
consequence effect outcome result event issue upshot | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon, the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise, his decision had depressing consequences for business, he acted very wise after the event |
return issue take takings proceeds yield payoff | the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property, the average return was about % |
hot stock hot issue | newly issued stock that is in great public demand |
bond issue | bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturity |
issue military issue government issue | supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government |
dead letter non-issue | the state of something that has outlived its relevance |
epoch date of reference | (astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded |
issue emerge come out come forth go forth egress | come out of, Water issued from the hole in the wall, The words seemed to come out by themselves |
disagree differ dissent take issue | be of different opinions, I beg to differ!, She disagrees with her husband on many questions |
publish bring out put out issue release | prepare and issue for public distribution or sale, publish a magazine or newspaper |
issue | bring out an official document (such as a warrant) |
write out issue make out cut | make out and issue, write out a check, cut a ticket, Please make the check out to me |
reference cite | refer to, he referenced his colleagues' work |
issue supply | circulate or distribute or equip with, issue a new uniform to the children, supply blankets for the beds |
issue forth come d | come forth, A scream came from the woman's mouth, His breath came hard |
relevant | having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue, the scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to learn about matters relevant to her own research |