outlet
Sentences
Meaning
- A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.
- Something which allows for the release of one's desires.
- A river that runs out of a lake.
- A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier.
- A wall-mounted socket connected to an electrical power supply, at which current can be taken to run electrical devices.
Synonyms
electric outlet
electrical outlet
sales outlet
power outlet
outfall
electric receptacle
mercantile establishment
retail store
power socket
drain hole
electric socket
outlet pipe
hose end
leading-out wire
outlet box
discharge outlet
escape orifice
outgoing line
drain outlet
scavenge port
giving vent
tail wire
dewatering outlet
lake outlet
mains jack
convenienve receptacle
electrical socket
electric power socket
electric plug
factory outlet
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈaʊtlɛt/
Etymology
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”).
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