Issue

Issue

Noun / Verb · /ˈɪʃ.uː/

Definition

(Noun) an important topic or problem; a point in question; the action of supplying something officially; a particular edition of a publication; (Verb) to supply or distribute officially; to emerge or flow out.

Origin

From Old French issue (a going out, an exit, an outlet), from issir (to go out), from Latin exire (to go out), from ex- (out) + ire (to go). Used in English from the late 13th century.