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out·let

(out′lĕt′, -lĭt)

a. A passage for escape or exit; a vent.

b. A means of release or gratification, as for energies, drives, or desires: exercised as an outlet for frustration.

a. A stream that flows out of a lake or pond.

b. The point where a stream flows out of a lake or pond.

c. The mouth of a river where it flows into a larger body of water.

d. The point of intersection of a driveway and a road, especially in a rural area.

a. A commercial market for goods or services.

b. A store that sells the goods of a particular manufacturer or wholesaler.

4. A receptacle, especially one mounted in a wall, that is connected to a power supply and equipped with a socket for a plug.

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outlet

(ˈaʊtlɛt; -lɪt)

1. an opening or vent permitting escape or release

2. a means for release or expression of emotion, creative energy, etc

3. (Commerce)

a. a market for a product or service

b. a commercial establishment retailing the goods of a particular producer or wholesaler

a. a channel that drains a body of water

b. the mouth of a river

5. (Electrical Engineering) a point in a wiring system from which current can be taken to supply electrical devices

6. (Anatomy) anatomy the beginning or end of a passage, esp the lower opening of the pelvis (pelvic outlet)

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out•let

(ˈaʊt lɛt, -lɪt)

n.

1. an opening or passage by which anything is let out; vent; exit.

a. a point on a wiring system at which current may be taken to supply electric devices.

b. Also called out′let box`. the metal box or receptacle designed to facilitate connections to a wiring system.

3. a means of expression or satisfaction: an outlet for one's artistic impulses.

a. a market for goods.

b. a store selling the goods of a particular manufacturer or wholesaler.

a. a river or stream flowing from a body of water, as a lake or pond.

b. the channel such a river or stream follows.

c. the lower end or mouth of a river where it meets a large body of water.

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Noun	1.	outlet - a place of business for retailing goods mercantile establishment, retail store, sales outlet country store, general store, trading post - a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise department store, emporium - a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain discount house, discount store, discounter, wholesale house - a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price market place, mart, marketplace, market - an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up merchandise, product, ware - commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products" business establishment, place of business - an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered shopping center, shopping centre, shopping mall, mall, plaza, center - mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls" shop, store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" strip mall - a mercantile establishment consisting of a row of various stores and business and restaurants along a road or busy street; usually opening on a parking lot
	2.	outlet - receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices electric outlet, electric receptacle, electrical outlet, wall plug, wall socket power point, point - a wall socket receptacle - an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert
	3.	outlet - an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue" exit, way out, issue opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" outfall - the outlet of a river or drain or other source of water
	4.	outlet - activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger" vent, release activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"

outlet

noun

1. shop, store, supermarket, market, mart, boutique, emporium, hypermarket the largest retail outlet in the city

2. channel, release, medium, avenue, vent, conduit, safety valve, means of expression He found an outlet for his emotions in his music.

3. pipe, opening, channel, passage, tube, exit, canal, way out, funnel, conduit, duct, orifice, egress The leak was caused by a fracture in the cooling water outlet.

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outlet

noun

1. An open space allowing passage:

aperture, hole, mouth, opening, orifice, vent.

2. A retail establishment where merchandise is sold:

boutique, emporium, shop, store.

Translations

مَخْرَج، مَنْفَذ

afløb

Auslass Steckdose Ventil

salida

déversoir exutoire issue prise prise de courant

fiókkivezetõ nyíláslevezetés

afrennsli

sbocco spaccio posto di vendita presa di corrente

išsiliejimasnuotakas

atvereizejanoplūdenoteka

avløp

выпуск

vývod

çıkış yeridelik

出口

outlet

[ˈaʊtlet]

A. N

1. (for water etc) → salida f; (= drain) → desagüe m, distribuidora f; [of river] → desembocadura f

2. (Comm) (= shop) → tienda f; (= agency) → sucursal f; (= market) → mercado m, salida f
to find an outlet for a product → encontrar una salida or un mercado para un producto

3. (US) (Elec) → toma f

4. (fig) (for emotion, talents etc) → desahogo m
it provides an outlet for his energies → ofrece una válvula de escape para su energía

B. CPD (Tech) → de salida; [drain] → de desagüe; [valve] → de escape

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

outlet

[ˈaʊtlɪt] n

(also retail outlet) → point m de vente outlet mall, outlet store, outlet village

(for emotion) → exutoire m
an outlet for sth [+ aggression, anger] → un exutoire à qch; [+ talent] → un moyen d'exprimer qch

(= hole, pipe) (for liquid etc) → tuyau m d'évacuation

(US) (= socket) → prise f de courantoutlet mall n (mainly US) → pôle m commercialoutlet pipe n → tuyau m de vidangeoutlet store n → point m de venteoutlet valve n → robinet m de vidangeoutlet village n (mainly British) → pôle m commercial

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outlet

(for water etc) → Abfluss m, → Auslass m; (for steam etc) → Abzug m; (of river) → Ausfluss m

(Comm) → Absatzmöglichkeit f → or -markt m; (= merchant) → Abnehmer(in) m(f); (= shop) → Verkaufsstelle f

(fig) (for talents etc) → Betätigungsmöglichkeit f; (for emotion) → Ventil nt

attr (Tech) → Ausfluss-, Abfluss-; outlet pipe → Ausfluss- or Abflussrohr nt; outlet valve → Auslassventil nt

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outlet

[ˈaʊtlɛt]

1. n (for water, sewage) → scarico; (for air) → sfogo; (of river) → foce f (Comm) → mercato (also retail outlet) → punto m (di) vendita inv (Am) (Elec) → presa di corrente (fig) (for emotion, talents) → (valvola di) sfogo

2. adj (Tech) → di scarico

outlet

(ˈautlit) noun

a way or passage outwards or for releasing. That pipe is an outlet from the main tank; an outlet for his energy.

out·let

n. orificio de salida; [electric] tomacorriente.

outlet

n (anat) salida; (psych) válvula de escape, desahogo; (electrical) toma-corriente m; bladder — salida de la vejiga

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Now, from the South and West the Pequod was drawing nigh to Formosa and the Bashee Isles, between which lies one of the tropical outlets from the China waters into the Pacific.

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Outside, in the street, he passed his trembling hands over the huge stones, felt for outlets

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Pursuing his course up Bear River, Captain Bonneville arrived, on the 13th of June, at the Little Snake Lake; where he encamped for four or five days, that he might examine its shores and outlets. The latter, he found extremely muddy, and so surrounded by swamps and quagmires, that he was obliged to construct canoes of rushes, with which to explore them.

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He hastened to the rendezvous, found the lackeys at their posts, placed them as sentinels at all the outlets of the hotel, and came to find Athos, who ha just received this information when his friends returned.

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Abridgment: miniature Absurd: stupid, unpolished Abuse: cheat, deceive Aculeate: stinging Adamant: loadstone Adust: scorched Advoutress: adulteress Affect: like, desire Antic: clown Appose: question Arietation: battering-ram Audit: revenue Avoidance: secret outlet Battle: battalion Bestow: settle in life Blanch: flatter, evade Brave: boastful Bravery: boast, ostentation Broke: deal in brokerage Broken: shine by comparison Broken music: part music Cabinet: secret Calendar: weather forecast Card: chart, map Care not to: are reckless Cast: plan Cat: cate, cake Charge and adventure: cost and risk

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We can imagine, therefore, that among such folk a settler, of Aeolic origin like Hesiod, who clearly was well acquainted with the Ionian epos, would naturally see that the only outlet for his gifts lay in applying epic poetry to new themes acceptable to his hearers.

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"So I see," said Sancho, "and God grant we may not light upon our graves; it is no good sign to find oneself wandering in a graveyard at this time of night; and that, after my telling your worship, if I don't mistake, that the house of this lady will be in an alley without an outlet."

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As the waters of New York flow either southerly into the Atlantic or northerly into Ontario and its outlet, Otsego Lake, being the source of the Susquehanna, is of necessity among its highest lands.

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Cora bestowed an approving smile on the pious efforts of the namesake of the Jewish prince, and Heyward soon turned his steady, stern look from the outlet of the cavern, to fasten it, with a milder character, on the face of David, or to meet the wandering beams which at moments strayed from the humid eyes of Alice.

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The children said that there was in truth a subterranean outlet down there, and they would prove it.

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All passion becomes strength when it has an outlet from the narrow limits of our personal lot in the labour of our right arm, the cunning of our right hand, or the still, creative activity of our thought.

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I knew that they had been swarming in me all my life and craving some outlet from me, but I would not let them, would not let them, purposely would not let them come out.