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outlet

[out-let, -lit]

noun

  1. an opening or passage by which anything is let out; vent; exit.

  2. Electricity.

    1. a point on a wiring system at which current is taken to supply electric devices.

    2. Also called outlet box.the metal box or receptacle designed to facilitate connections to a wiring system.

  3. a means of expression or satisfaction.

    an outlet for one's artistic impulses.

  4. a market for goods.

  5. a store, merchant, or agency selling the goods of a particular wholesaler or manufacturer.

  6. a local radio or television station that broadcasts the programs of a large network.

  7. a river or stream flowing from a body of water, as a lake or pond.

  8. the channel such a river or stream follows.

  9. the lower end or mouth of a river where it meets a large body of water, as a lake or the sea.



outlet

/ ˈaʊtlɛt, -lɪt /

noun

  1. an opening or vent permitting escape or release

  2. a means for release or expression of emotion, creative energy, etc

    1. a market for a product or service

    2. a commercial establishment retailing the goods of a particular producer or wholesaler

    1. a channel that drains a body of water

    2. the mouth of a river

  3. a point in a wiring system from which current can be taken to supply electrical devices

  4. anatomy the beginning or end of a passage, esp the lower opening of the pelvis ( pelvic outlet )

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of outlet1

First recorded in 1200–50, outlet is from the Middle English word utlete. See out, let 1
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