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issue

noun
  1. the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)
    “a new issue of stamps”
    issuingissuance
  2. the act of issuing printed materials
    publication
  3. an opening that permits escape or release
    exit
  4. some situation or event that is thought about
    matter
  5. an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
    “the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone”
  6. one of a series published periodically
    “They found an old issue of the magazine in their dentist's waiting room.”
    number
  7. the becoming visible
    egress
  8. the immediate descendants of a person
    offspringprogeny
  9. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
    event
  10. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
    return
  11. supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government
    military issuegovernment issue
verb
  1. come out of
    “Water issued from the hole in the wall”
    egress
  2. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
    release
  3. bring out an official document (such as a warrant)
  4. make out and issue
    cutmake outwrite out
  5. circulate or distribute or equip with
    “issue a new uniform to the children”
    supply