issue in WordNet English dictionary

1. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
   "publish a magazine or newspaper"
   publish  bring out  put out  issue  release 
   
2. come out of
   "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves"
   issue  emerge  come out  come forth  go forth  egress 
   
3. make out and issue
   "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"
   write out  issue  make out  cut 
   
4. bring out an official document (such as a warrant)
   issue 
   
5. circulate or distribute or equip with
   "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds"
   issue  supply 
   

1. 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"
   consequence  effect  outcome  result  event  issue  upshot 
   
2. the becoming visible
   "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins"
   emergence  egress  issue 
   
3. an opening that permits escape or release
   "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue"
   exit  issue  outlet  way out 
   
4. supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government
   issue  military issue  government issue 
   
5. 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"
   issue  issuing  issuance 
   
6. the act of issuing printed materials
   issue  publication 
   
7. 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"
   topic  subject  issue  matter 
   
8. 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"
   issue 
   
9. one of a series published periodically
   "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"
   issue  number 
   
10. the immediate descendants of a person
    "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"
    offspring  progeny  issue 
    
11. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
    "the average return was about 5%"
    return  issue  take  takings  proceeds  yield  payoff