issue

noun

• 1an important topic or problem for debate or discussion:the issue of global warming money is not an issue
• (issues) personal problems or difficulties:a nice guy with a great sense of humor and not too many issues
• (issues) problems or difficulties, especially with a service or facility:a small number of users are experiencing connectivity issues

• 2the action of supplying or distributing an item for use, sale, or official purposes:the issue of promissory notes by the bank
• each of a regular series of publications:the December issue of the magazine
• a number or set of items distributed at one time:a share issue has been launched

• 3 formal or Law children of one’s own:he died without male issue

• 4the action of flowing or coming out:the point of issue an issue of blood

• 5 dated a result or outcome of something:the chance of carrying such a scheme to a successful issue was small

verb (issues, issued, issuing)

• 1 [with object] supply or distribute (something):licenses were issued indiscriminately to any company
• (issue someone with) supply someone with (something).
• formally send out or make known:the minister issued a statement
• put (something) on sale or into general use:Christmas stamps to be issued in November

• 2 [no object] (issue from) come, go, or flow out from:exotic smells issued from a nearby building
• result or be derived from:the struggles of history issue from the divided heart of humanity