outlet

English Online Dictionary. What means outlet‎? What does outlet mean?

English

Etymology

From Middle English outlete, outeleate, ut-lete, derived from Middle English outleten (“to allow, let out, emit”), equivalent to out- +‎ let. Compare West Frisian útlit (“outlet”), Dutch uitlaat (“outlet”), German Auslass (“outlet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʊtlɛt/, /ˈaʊtlɪt/

Noun

outlet (plural outlets)

1. A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.
2. Something which allows for the release of one's desires.
3. A river that runs out of a lake.
4. A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier.
5. A wall-mounted socket connected to an electrical power supply, at which current can be taken to run electrical devices.

Derived terms

• media outlet
• no outlet
• thoracic outlet syndrome

Descendants

• → Pohnpeian: audled

Translations

Anagrams

• let out, let-out

Chinese

Etymology

From English outlet.

Pronunciation

Noun

outlet

1. (Taiwan, Hong Kong) outlet mall; a mall with outlet shops (especially in tourist areas)

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English outlet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaw.tlɛt/
• Rhymes: -awtlɛt
• Syllabification: ou‧tlet

Noun

outlet m inan

1. outlet (shop)

Declension

Further reading

• outlet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• outlet in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English outlet.

Noun

outlet m (plural outlets)

1. outlet store

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English outlet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈautlet/ [ˈau̯.t̪let̪]
• Rhymes: -autlet

Noun

outlet m (plural outlets)

1. outlet store

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.