outlet

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

exit

vent

way out

socket

electric outlet

issue

egress

opening

receptacle

market

power point

electrical outlet

plug

wall socket

power outlet

outfall

sales outlet

passage

release

electric receptacle

sluice

mercantile establishment

avenue

expenditure

wall plug

scupper

retail store

spout

hole

🕳️

point

gateway

gap

forum

foramen

flow

charge

fenestra

female

♀️

effusion

fault

outflow

factory outlet

efflux

buy

🛍️

outage

export

nozzle

outlay

overflow

expense

Translations

Steckdose

sortie

prise

issue

exutoire

enchufe

presa di corrente

prise de courant

salida

Ausgang

uscita

uitweg

sbocco

tomada

endoll

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaʊtlɛt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: outlete

Cognate with Western Frisian: útlit

Cognate with Dutch: uitlaat

Cognate with German: Auslass

In summary

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”).

Sentences

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