outlet

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Scrabble points: 6
Words With Friends: 8
Letters: 6

Pronunciation

/ˈaʊtlɛt/

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/ˈaʊtlɛt/ · /ˈaʊtlɪt/

Definition of outlet

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

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noun

A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.
Something which allows for the release of one's desires.

“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.)”
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.

“I had to move the cupboard to get to the power outlet.”

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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”).