outlet

pronunciation

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How to pronounce outlet in American English: US [ˈaʊtlet] word us audio image

Noun:

a place of business for retailing goods
receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
an opening that permits escape or release
activity that releases or expresses creative energy or emotion

Word Origin

outlet (n.): mid-13c., "a river mouth," from out + let (v.). Electrical wiring sense is attested from 1892. Meaning "a retail store" is attested from 1933. Figurative sense "means of relief or discharge" is from 1620s.

Synonym

n.

exit door portal postern loophole port opening egress passage

n.

catharsis purgation escape

n.

mart emporium store salesroom market shop supermarket bazaar marketplace concession

n.

wall socket terminal connection

n.

channel tap duct watercourse scupper trough culvert gutter conduit opening aqueduct mouth spout sluice weir sewer trench aperture pipe gully waterway ditch flume vent valve spiracle canal release blowhole cloaca

Antonym

n.

Example

1. In radical islam some now find an outlet for their anger .

2. An extra outlet can limit family squabbles .

3. I was using food as an avoidance outlet , though subconsciously so .

4. When the valley has no outlet for water runoff , it is termed a basin .

5. Alcohol : alcohol is another outlet for troubled times , so distributors and manufacturers in this industry will continue to thrive .

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