"issuing" in the noun sense

1. issue, issuing, issuance

the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity

"a new issue of stamps"

"the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago"

"issuing" in the verb sense

1. publish, bring out, put out, issue, release

prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

"publish a magazine or newspaper"

2. issue, supply

circulate or distribute or equip with

"issue a new uniform to the children"

"supply blankets for the beds"

3. issue

bring out an official document (such as a warrant)

4. issue, emerge, come out, come forth, go forth, egress

come out of

"Water issued from the hole in the wall"

"The words seemed to come out by themselves"

5. write out, issue, make out, cut

make out and issue

"write out a check"

"cut a ticket"

"Please make the check out to me"

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