issuance

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɪʃ(j)uəns/ (US)^[1]

Etymology

It is formed from English issue + -ance according to Etymonline and Random House;^[2][3] the Shorter Oxford derives it from issuant.^[4]

Earliest recorded meaning

The act of issuing (1823 in Etymonline, as an American word; 1863 in Merriam-Webster and the OED).^[2][5][6]

Semantic evolution

The word began as an Americanism,^[2][3] and the Shorter Oxford still labels it US.^[4] It has kept the sense of giving out or officially putting forth something, such as stock, a document or an order;^[6][7][8] the Historical Thesaurus dates this to 1817.^[8]

Timeline

• 1817 – the act of issuing or granting (Historical Thesaurus).^[8]
• 1823 – first record in Etymonline.^[2]
• 1863 – Merriam-Webster's and the OED's date.^[5][6]

Modern meaning

Noun

1. The act of issuing or giving out, as of stock, bonds or official documents.
2. Something issued; an issue.

Related words

• issue
• exit

References

1. ^ Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com
3. ^ a b Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1999), 2nd ed., New York: Random House
4. ^ a b Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles (2002), 5th ed., ed. William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, Oxford: Oxford University Press
5. ^ a b Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (2003), 11th ed., Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster
6. ^ a b c Simpson, J. A.; Weiner, E. S. C., eds. (1989), The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Clarendon Press
7. ^ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (1992), 3rd ed., Boston: Houghton Mifflin
8. ^ a b c Kay, Christian; Roberts, Jane; Samuels, Michael; Wotherspoon, Irené, eds. (2009), Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press; online edition (2024)