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- Dictionaryoutlet/ˈaʊtlɛt/
noun
- 1. a pipe or hole through which water or gas may escape. Similar
- 2. a point from which goods are sold or distributed: "a fast-food outlet"
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OUTLET definition: 1. a way, especially a pipe or hole, for liquid or gas to go out: 2. a way in which emotion or…. Learn more.
How to use outlet in a sentence. a place or opening through which something is let out : exit, vent; a means of release or satisfaction for an emotion or impulse… See the full definition
An outlet or an outlet store is a place which sells slightly damaged or outdated goods from a particular manufacturer, or goods that it made in greater quantities than needed.
a way, especially a pipe or hole, for liquid or gas to go out: a waste water outlet. an outlet pipe. C2. a way in which emotion or energy can be expressed or made use of: Her work provided no outlet for her energies and talents. Writing poetry was his only form of emotional outlet.
a means of expression or satisfaction: an outlet for one's artistic impulses. a market for goods. a store, merchant, or agency selling the goods of a particular wholesaler or manufacturer. a local radio or television station that broadcasts the programs of a large network.
Any hole or opening that allows water or gas to get out is an outlet. The place where water runs out of a lake and into a river is one example of an outlet. When you need to charge your laptop, you plug it into an electrical outlet, which gets its name from the idea that electricity comes out of it, just as water flows out of a river outlet.
outlet. ( ˈaʊtlɛt; -lɪt) n. 1. an opening or vent permitting escape or release. 2. a means for release or expression of emotion, creative energy, etc. 3. (Commerce) a. a market for a product or service. b. a commercial establishment retailing the goods of a particular producer or wholesaler.
Definition of outlet noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
OUTLET meaning: 1. In business, an outlet is a shop that sells one type of product or the products of one company…. Learn more.
an opening or passage by which anything is let out; vent; exit. Electricity a point on a wiring system at which current may be taken to supply electric devices; plug: an electrical wall outlet. a means of expression, release, or satisfaction: an outlet for one's artistic impulses. Business.
