issuance

/ˈɪʃ(j)uəns/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.34 in modern English

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noun

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

"the issuance of an order"
"the issuance of rations"
"A cover of Bobby Day's "Rockin' Robin" held down the number-96 slot for a week in 1964, but later issuances did not do as well."

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Latin eō Latin exeō Old French issir Old French issuebor. Middle English issue English issue Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -āntia Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English issuance From issue + -ance.

issuances (plural)

misissuance nonissuance overissuance reissuance

issue issuing

Questions

How do you pronounce issuance?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪʃ(j)uəns/.

What does issuance mean?

The act of issuing, or giving out.

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