Issue | Mean of issue in English Dictionary

/ˈɪˌʃuː/

• Noun
• something that people are talking about, thinking about, etc.
1. She is concerned with a variety of social/moral/economic issues.
2. Water purity is a public health issue.
3. The President's speech addressed a number of important issues.
4. campaign issues like education and defense
5. The company insists that race was not an issue in its decision. [=that its decision was not related to race in any way]
6. The issue is poverty, not race: to talk about race is simply to confuse the issue.
7. The case involves some complicated legal issues.
8. He should stop dodging/avoiding the issue and make a decision now.
• the version of a newspaper, magazine, etc., that is published at a particular time
1. There's an interesting article on page 12 of this issue.
2. the most recent issue of the magazine/journal
3. the current/latest issue
4. The library has a large collection of back issues. [=magazines, newspapers, etc., published before the current issue]
• the act of officially making something available or giving something to people to be used
1. Several senators are calling for the issue [=issuance] of new guidelines.
2. a government-issue gun [=a gun that the government has officially given to someone]

• problems or concerns
1. the health issues associated with aging
• being discussed or considered
1. At issue is the city's budget plan for next year.
2. What is at issue is not the candidate's private life but her politics.
• to force someone to do something or to make a decision about something
1. They would never have addressed the problem if that newspaper article hadn't forced the issue.
2. Neither side is willing to force the issue.
• to have problems that make you unhappy and difficult to deal with
1. He seemed nice enough at first, but it turns out he has (a lot of) issues.
2. She has serious anger issues. [=she often gets so angry that she is difficult to deal with]
• to have reasons for disliking someone or something
1. I have some issues with his behavior.
• to argue about (something) or insist that (something) be treated as an important problem
1. I knew they'd made a mistake, but I was too tired to make an issue of it.
2. They kept making an issue of his smoking. [=they continued to criticize him because he smokes cigarettes]
• to disagree with (someone or something)
1. She took issue with the conclusions reached by the study.
2. I take issue with their whole approach to the problem.
• without having children
1. He died without issue.
• Verb
• to give (something) to someone in an official way
1. The police have issued [=handed out] numerous tickets for speeding in recent days.
2. The jail issued him an orange uniform. = (Brit) The jail issued him with an orange uniform.
3. Each employee will be issued an identification card.
• to make (something) available to be sold or used
1. The Post Office will issue a new first-class stamp.
2. The company plans to raise money by issuing more stock.
3. The bank will be issuing a new credit card.
4. the bank's newly issued credit card
• to announce (something) in a public and official way
1. The king issued a decree forbidding all protests.
2. A severe storm warning has been issued.
3. The police have issued a warrant for her arrest.
4. issue a press release
• to go, come, or flow out from some source
1. A steady flow of lava issued from a crack in the rock.