ISSUE | Meaning In The Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of issue in English issuenoun [ C ] uk /ˈɪʃ.uː/ /ˈɪs.juː/ us /ˈɪʃ.uː/ /ˈɪs.juː/

issue noun [C] (SUBJECT)

Add to word list Add to word list B1 a subject or problem that people are thinking and talking about: environmental/ethical/personal issuesaddress an issue As employers we need to be seen to be addressing (= dealing with) these issues sympathetically.side issue Don't worry about who will do it - that's just a side issue (= not the main problem).  at issue C2 most important in what is being discussed: The point at issue is what is best for the child. See more  make an issue of something disapproving to make something seem more important than it should be, or to argue about it: Of course I'll help you - there's no need to make an issue of it. See more  take issue with someone/something C1 formal to disagree strongly: take issue with someone/something over something I took issue with him over his interpretation of the instructions. See more  have an issue with someone/something to dislike or disapprove of someone or something and let it upset or worry you: I feel like my dad has an issue with me having a husband with a different religion. See more  have issues (with someone/something) to have difficulty or disagreement with someone or something: All the people in the study had low self-esteem and had issues with their bodies. See more

• The party is divided over the issue of capital punishment.
• Animal experimentation is a highly emotive issue.
• We met on several occasions to discuss the issue.
• They launched a vehement attack on the government's handling of environmental issues.
• Staffing is still a relatively unimportant issue compared to the other problems that we're encountering.

Topics & areas of interest

• affair
• backyard
• bailiwick
• centrism
• con
• cover ground
• field
• front
• specialty
• sphere
• sub-field
• sub-theme
• subject
• subtopic
• sweep
• talk
• talking of someone/something idiom
• talking point
• term
• thesis

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issue noun [C] (PRODUCT)

B2 a set of newspapers or magazines published at the same time or a single copy of a newspaper or magazine: There's an article on motorbikes in the latest/next issue. An old issue of "Homes and Gardens" lay on the table. An issue of shares is a time when a company gives people the chance to buy part of it or gives extra shares to people who already own some. Newspapers & magazines

• above/below the fold idiom
• annal
• anti-press
• back copy
• broadsheet
• chronicle
• circulation
• full-page
• gazette
• glossy
• glossy magazine
• house journal
• house organ
• organ
• quarterly
• rag
• refereed journal
• sentinel
• serialize
• slick

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Idiom

without issue issueverb [ T ] uk /ˈɪʃ.uː/ /ˈɪs.juː/ us /ˈɪʃ.uː/ /ˈɪs.juː/ C2 to produce or provide something official: The office will be issuing permits on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. The school issued a statement about its plans to the press./The school issued the press with a statement about its plans. to accuse someone of something

• accuseHe was accused of statutory rape.
• make an accusation againstShe was arrested for making false accusations against her former employer.
• level an accusation againstFerguson was furious at the accusations levelled against his player.
• level a charge againstShe denied all the charges levelled against her.
• hurl accusations atShe hurled accusations at her ex-husband across the courtroom.
• charge someone withHe was charged with three counts of fraud.

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• Police have issued an Identikit of the man they want to question.
• The Palace has issued a statement criticizing the newspaper report.
• He started issuing peremptory instructions.
• He will be issuing directions to judges on sentencing in the next few days.
• The company has been forced to issue a statement about yesterday's accident.

Giving, providing and supplying

• accommodate
• accommodate someone with something
• administer
• administration
• afford
• arm someone with something
• be good for something idiom
• go around phrasal verb
• go round phrasal verb
• hand something around phrasal verb
• hand something back phrasal verb
• outfit
• provider
• provision
• purvey
• purveyor
• put something on phrasal verb
• re-equip
• render
• tender

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Phrasal verb

issue from something (Definition of issue from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

issue | American Dictionary

issuenoun [ C ] us /ˈɪʃ·u/

issue noun [C] (SUBJECT)

Add to word list Add to word list a subject or problem that people are thinking and talking about: There continues to be a great deal of debate over the property tax issue. Isn’t the need to hire more staff what’s really at issue here (= the subject of the disagreement)? I like my hair this way – I don’t see why you have to make an issue of it (= cause it to be a problem).

issue noun [C] (SUPPLY)

a group or series, or one of a group or series, of things that are supplied, made available, or printed at the same time: A new issue of postage stamps was released to honor women in the military. He picked up an old issue of Life magazine. issueverb [ T ] us /ˈɪʃ·u/

issue verb [T] (SUPPLY)

to give, supply, or produce something official: Reporters gathered on the White House lawn, hoping that the president would issue a statement. (Definition of issue from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

issue | Business English

issuenoun uk /ˈɪʃuː/ us Add to word list Add to word list [ C or U ]   FINANCE, STOCK MARKET   (also issuance) the offer for sale by a company or organization of financial products such as shares or bonds: bond/stock/share issuethe issue of sth Shareholders approved the issue of 12 million shares of preferred stock.in issue Total shares in issue are in excess of the those stated in the report.at/on issue While the shares dipped below the price at issue, some buying support lifted the stock back into positive territory. [ C ]   FINANCE, STOCK MARKET all of a particular type of shares, bonds, etc. that are offered for sale together: Since it is the largest issue and the market is witnessing poor performance, investors might not get value. We launched an exchange offer to buy back existing bonds in return for a new issue. [ C ] a group or series, or one of a group or series, of things that are made available, published, or printed at the same time: an issue of a journal/magazine/newspaper The latest issue of the journal features interviews with twelve great business leaders. today's/this month's/Saturday's/etc. issue Issue number one of the comic book sold for $1.2 million at auction. [ C or U ]   MONEY the act of making available coins, currency, or stamps by a government, or the items themselves: Issue of a new ten rupee coin replaced a note of a similar denomination already in circulation. We expect the release of two commemorative coin issues by the United States Mint. [ C ] a subject or problem that people think or talk about, or need to deal with: address/tackle/resolve an issue The service offers confidential help to filers who cannot resolve an issue through normal channels. consider/discuss an issue a central/core/key issue a major/minor issuea critical/serious issue Health care could become a critical issue in political debate. a complex/controversial/sensitive issue [ C ]   LAW a question that people still disagree about after all sides have argued for their clients in court: Pleadings, depositions, and admissions on file show that there is no genuine issue.  be at issue formal to be the most important part of what is being discussed: The point at issue is what is best for the firm.  take issue with sth formal to disagree strongly with someone: take issue with sb over sth I took issue with him over his interpretation of the instructions.

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authorized issue bank of issue bonus issue capitalization issue cash issue corporate issuer euro-equity issue free issue outstanding issue scrip issue issueverb [ T ] uk /ˈɪʃuː/ us FINANCE, STOCK MARKET to offer for sale financial products such as shares or bonds: issue shares/stock/bonds The notes are being issued to fund public infrastructure improvements. About $8.8 billion of debt was issued to pay dividends. to officially publish or announce something: issue a report/statement/warning A competitor issued a statement calling its bid superior to the one that had been accepted. issue an apology/a notice/an order The city issued a certificate of occupancy for the new building. LAW to start a legal process: issue a warrant/writ The judge issued a writ of possession, an order that allowed the bank to take possession of the collateral. to give someone something, especially officially: issue sth to sb/sth Officials issued new passports to refugees at the consulate.issue sb with sth Employees who are off sick for more than seven days will be issued with notes. MONEY to make or release new coins, currency, or stamps: The regime in December issued new currency and wiped out private savings. (Definition of issue from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of issue

issue Claims for missing issues should be made immediately on receipt of the subsequent issue. From the Cambridge English Corpus A key issue in the book is an analysis of the experience with the application of economic instruments, such as charges and tradable discharge permits. From the Cambridge English Corpus In the above conversation, the nurse followed up her responsibilities agreed at the discharge planning meeting regarding discussing discharge issues with the patient. From the Cambridge English Corpus Perhaps also surprisingly, the number of refereed papers on food quality and human health issues were similar for both conventional and organic research. From the Cambridge English Corpus Further investigation is required, because the issues are too important for simply assuming that persistence and intractability necessarily imply an organic genesis. From the Cambridge English Corpus And often they are interested in history due to contemporary philosophical issues. From the Cambridge English Corpus On neither of these ways of construing the existence question does it present a substantial philosophical issue. From the Cambridge English Corpus This is not to suggest that there were no philosophical issues at stake. From the Cambridge English Corpus In practice this procedure would also issue an order to physically ship the merchandise. From the Cambridge English Corpus The very definition of a mora implies weight-sensitivity; moreover, it is not clear that this is a purely labeling/ terminological issue. From the Cambridge English Corpus The six papers that make up this issue have been selected purely on the basis of the formal refereeing process. From the Cambridge English Corpus Is this a purely academic issue or something that can happen in reality? From the Cambridge English Corpus Since the key issue is the psychological pressure that law can exert on every individual mind, the law must be clear, well diffused, and foreseeable. From the Cambridge English Corpus Limited almost exclusively to problems of spatial perception, that analysis gives short shrift to even the most fundamental issues of psychological or physiological import. From the Cambridge English Corpus One extension of this point returns us to the issue of institutional structures within civil society. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocations with issue

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behavioural issuesIn addition, positive aspects of an autistic person's style of learning are suggested, which may help classroom relationships, pupil motivation and behavioural issues. From the Cambridge English Corpus   bioethical issueA second bioethical issue that has been in the public eye in the past few years is eligibility for access to reproductive technologies. From the Cambridge English Corpus   bread-and-butter issueIt is often said that people are not particularly interested in that policy sphere, as it does not deal with bread-and-butter issues. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0   These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with issue What is the pronunciation of issue?

Translations of issue

in Chinese (Traditional) 議題, 問題, 產品… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 议题, 问题, 产品… See more in Spanish asunto, número, edición… See more in Portuguese assunto, questão, ponto de debate… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian एक विषय किंवा समस्या ज्याबद्दल लोक विचार करत आहेत आणि बोलत आहेत, अंक, वर्तमानपत्र किंवा मासिकाची प्रत… See more 問題（点）, （新聞、雑誌などの）～号、刷, ～を（人）に支給する… See more konu, mevzu, baskı… See more question [feminine], problème [masculine], numéro [masculine]… See more assumpte, qüestió, problema… See more publiceren, uitdelen, komen… See more மக்கள் சிந்தித்து பேசும் ஒரு பொருள் அல்லது பிரச்சினை, ஒரே நேரத்தில் வெளியிடப்பட்ட செய்தித்தாள்கள் அல்லது பத்திரிகைகளின் தொகுப்பு அல்லது ஒரு செய்தித்தாள் அல்லது பத்திரிகையின் ஒற்றை நகல், அதிகாரப்பூர்வமான ஒன்றை உருவாக்க அல்லது வழங்க… See more मुद्दा, समस्या, अंक… See more એક મુદ્દો કે પ્રશ્ન જેનાં વિષે લોકો વિચારી રહ્યાં છે અને ચર્ચા કરી રહ્યાં છે., અંક, એક જ સમયે પ્રકાશિત અખબારો અથવા સામયિકોનું જૂથ અથવા અખબાર અથવા સામયિકનો અંક… See more udsende, uddele, komme fra… See more sända (lämna) ut, komma (strömma) ut, utgivande… See more membahagi-bahagikan, keluar, dikeluarkan… See more (her)ausgeben, herauskommen, die Ausgabe… See more sak [masculine], spørsmål [neuter], problem [neuter]… See more مسئلہ, شمارہ, جاری کرنا… See more випускати, видавати, доноситися… See more సమస్య/ ప్రజలు ఆలోచించే, మాట్లాడే విషయం లేదా సమస్య, సంచిక/ ఒకే సమయంలో ప్రచురించబడిన వార్తాపత్రికలు లేదా మేగజైన్ల సముదాయం లేదా ఒక వార్తాపత్రిక… See more কোনো বিষয় বা সমস্যা যা নিয়ে মানুষ চিন্তা করছে, সংস্করণ, আনুষ্ঠানিকভাবে কিছু উৎপন্ন করা বা প্রদান করা বা জারি করা… See more vydat, rozšířit, vycházet… See more membagikan, menerbitkan, keluar… See more แจกจ่าย (เสื้อผ้า, อาหาร) แก่ทหาร, ไหลออก… See more phát hành, phát ra, sự phát hành… See more kwestia, numer, egzemplarz… See more 쟁점, 주제, 호… See more questione, problema, numero… See more Need a translator?

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• issue from something phrasal verb

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• at issue phrase
• burning issue/question phrase
• without issue idiom
• force an/the issue phrase
• take issue with someone/something phrase
• make an issue of something phrase
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  • Noun 
    • issue (SUBJECT)
    • at issue
    • make an issue of something
    • take issue with someone/something
    • have an issue with someone/something
    • have issues (with someone/something)
    • issue (PRODUCT)
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    • issue (SUPPLY)
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    • issue (SUPPLY)
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