outlet
noun
out·let
ˈau̇t-ˌlet 
-lət
1
2
: a stream flowing out of a lake or pond
3
a
: a market for a commodity
b
: an agency (such as a store) through which a product is marketed
retail outlets
4
: a receptacle for the plug of an electrical device
Examples of outlet in a Sentence
this road is the only outlet for traffic coming from the racetrack
technology has provided many new outlets for amateur writers and artists to share their work with a global audience
Recent Examples on the Web
The company had a similar reaction to a 2021 Australian law that would require platforms to compensate Australian news outlets for using their content.
—
Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
The local news outlet said that the suspect allegedly asked the teen to rub lotion and shower together.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 13 Apr. 2024
The victims are in different conditions ranging from serious to stable, the news outlet said.
—USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Google on Friday refused to say whether all California news outlets would be affected, or to answer other questions, including when links would be removed.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
Trump's New York hush money trial -- which is scheduled to take six to eight weeks -- will provide Cornell, Rosenberg, and Williams with repeat business by working with wire services or other news outlets.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2024
By then, national news outlets had already uncovered police reports and court records detailing Simpson’s abuse, including a no-contest plea to battery charges stemming from a bloody incident in 1989.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
News outlet Khit Thit said Thai authorities were in talks with the soldiers to decide whether to grant them refuge.
—Reuters, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Rock is the perfect outlet for that, too — for communicating something that can be so primal and entirely consuming without discernible rhyme or reason.
—Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
The local news outlet said that the suspect allegedly asked the teen to rub lotion and shower together.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 13 Apr. 2024
The victims are in different conditions ranging from serious to stable, the news outlet said.
—USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Google on Friday refused to say whether all California news outlets would be affected, or to answer other questions, including when links would be removed.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
Trump's New York hush money trial -- which is scheduled to take six to eight weeks -- will provide Cornell, Rosenberg, and Williams with repeat business by working with wire services or other news outlets.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2024
By then, national news outlets had already uncovered police reports and court records detailing Simpson’s abuse, including a no-contest plea to battery charges stemming from a bloody incident in 1989.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
News outlet Khit Thit said Thai authorities were in talks with the soldiers to decide whether to grant them refuge.
—Reuters, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Rock is the perfect outlet for that, too — for communicating something that can be so primal and entirely consuming without discernible rhyme or reason.
—Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Outlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlet. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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outlet
noun
out·let
ˈau̇t-ˌlet
-lət
2
: a means of release or satisfaction
an outlet for her grief
3
a
: a market for a product
b
: an agency (as a store or dealer) through which a product is marketed
4
: an electrical device (as in a wall) into which an appliance may be plugged
Medical Definition
outlet
noun
out·let
ˈau̇t-ˌlet, -lət
1
: an opening or a place through which something is let out
the pelvic outlet
2
: a means of release or satisfaction for an emotion or impulse
counseling provides an outlet for expressing and evaluating their feelings—Vicki Glaser
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