Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outlet

/ˈaʊtlɛt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: out-let
IPA: /ˈaʊtlɛt/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.

noun

Something which allows for the release of one's desires.

noun

A river that runs out of a lake.

noun

A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier.

noun

A wall-mounted socket connected to an electrical power supply, at which current can be taken to run electrical devices.

Example Sentences

"Jamie found doing martial arts was a great outlet for her stress."
"Song of the bleeding throat, / Death’s outlet song of life, (for well dear brother I know, / If thou wast not granted to sing thou would’st surely die.)"
"I had to move the cupboard to get to the power outlet."

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”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: outlete, outleten

Inflected Forms

outlets (plural)

Derived Forms

multioutlet nonoutlet

Phrases

media outlet no outlet postal outlet thoracic outlet syndrome

Synonyms

release vent exit issue way out mercantile establishment retail store sales outlet

Questions

How do you pronounce outlet?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaʊtlɛt/.
What does outlet mean?: A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.
Where does outlet come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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