26984 words

outlets

11 definitions • 18 examples
1
a way, especially a pipe or hole, for liquid or gas to go out:

Examples:

a waste water outlet
2
a way in which emotion or energy can be expressed or made use of:

Examples:

Her work provided no outlet for her energies and talents.
Writing poetry was his only form of emotional outlet.
3
a shop that is one of many owned by a particular company and that sells the goods that the company has produced:

Examples:

a fast-food outlet
4
an organization that broadcasts programmes or publishes news:

Examples:

News outlets are sensitive to charges of bias.
She made her displeasure known to every media outlet that would listen.
Some outlets reported that the chairman's conclusions were in conflict with the company's statements.
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an opening through which something, usually a liquid or gas, can come out:

Examples:

an outlet to the sea
The plumber tightened the outlet valve.
7
a method by which emotions, energy, or abilities can be expressed:

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Examples:

The company has more than 1200 retail outlets nationwide.
9
a device connected to the electricity system that a plug fits into in order to supply electricity to something:

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10
a store that sells a particular company's products or products of a specific type:

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a newspaper, television station, website, etc. that makes information or other services available to the public:

Examples:

Details about the facility have been reported by many media outlets in the past two weeks.

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