outlet

noun

• 1a pipe or hole through which water or gas may escape.
• the mouth of a river.
• an output socket in an electrical device.

• 2a point from which goods are sold or distributed:a fast-food outlet
• a market for goods:the state system provided an outlet for farm produce
• a shop that sells goods made by a particular manufacturer at discounted prices:a designer outlet [as modifier]:an outlet store

• 3a means of expressing one’s talents, energy, or emotions:writing became the main outlet for his energies