See Also: issue 1, noun(dictionary)
Hot Issue(money)
New issue(finance)
At Issue(law)
issue(2)(dictionary)
Big Issue, The(dictionary)
issue(1)(dictionary)
Issue(finance)
New Issue(money)
Hot issue(finance)

issue 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?subject/problem?
2 ?magazine?
3 take issue with somebody/something
4 make an issue (out) of something
5 have issues (with somebody/something)
6 at issue
7 ?act of giving something?
8 ?set of things for sale?
9 die without issue
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[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: issir 'to come out, go out', from Latin exire, from ire 'to go']
?SUBJECT/PROBLEM?
[C] a subject or problem that is often discussed or argued about, especially a social or political matter that affects the interests of a lot of people
::Abortion is a highly controversial issue.
::We should raise the issue of discrimination with the council.
::Dillon addressed the issue of child abuse in his speech.
:: How the issue is resolved is crucial.
:: When asked about the bill, the senator tried to duck the issue .
::They're clouding the issue with uninformed judgements.
:: The key issue is whether workers should be classified as 'employees'.
:: the thorny issue of creating a single European currency
:: Economic issues should get more attention.
::Unemployment is not the issue - the real problem is the decline in public morality.
?MAGAZINE?
[C] a magazine or newspaper printed for a particular day, week, or month
issue of
::the January issue of Newsweek
the current/latest issue
::Have you seen the latest issue?
take issue with sb/sth
to disagree or argue with someone about something
::It is difficult to take issue with his analysis.
take issue with sb over sth
::I must take issue with you over what you said yesterday.
make an issue (out) of sth
to argue about something, especially in a way that annoys other people because they do not think it is important
::I was upset by Eleanor's remarks, but didn't make an issue of it.
have issues (with sb/sth)
informal a) to have problems dealing with something because of something that happened in the past
::There's a self-help group for people who have issues with money.
b) if you have issues with someone or something, you do not agree with or approve of them
::I have a few issues with Marc.
at issue
formal the problem or subject at issue is the most important part of what you are discussing or considering
::At issue here is the extent to which exam results reflect a student's ability.
?ACT OF GIVING SOMETHING?
[singular] the act of officially giving people something to use
::the issue of identity cards to all non-residents
?SET OF THINGS FOR SALE?
[C] a new set of something such as shares or stamps, made available for people to buy
::We launched the share issue on March 1.
::a new issue of bonds
die without issue
old use to die without having any children
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
the issue of something
raise an issue (=say that an issue should be discussed)
address an issue (=discuss or deal with an issue)
resolve an issue
avoid/dodge/duck/evade an issue (=avoid discussing an issue)
confuse/cloud an issue (=make an issue more difficult by talking about things not related to it)
important/key/major/big issue
thorny/vexed issue (=difficult issue)
complex issue
sensitive issue
political/social/economic/environmental issues
something is not the issue spoken (=used to say that something is not the important part of what you are discussing)