issuance English · revision 1872

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈɪʃ(j)uəns/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed [[af|en|issue|-ance]] according to Etymonline and Random House;^(Etymonline)^(RHWU) the Shorter Oxford derives it from [[issuant]].^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The act of issuing (1823 in Etymonline, as an American word; 1863 in Merriam-Webster and the OED).^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The word began as an Americanism,^(Etymonline)^(RHWU) and the Shorter Oxford still labels it US.^(SOED 2002) It has kept the sense of giving out or officially putting forth something, such as stock, a document or an order;^(OED 1989)^(AHD)^(HTOED) the Historical Thesaurus dates this to 1817.^(HTOED)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1817 – the act of issuing or granting (Historical Thesaurus).^(HTOED)

+ * 1823 – first record in Etymonline.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1863 – Merriam-Webster's and the OED's date.^(MW Collegiate)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The act of [[issue|alt=issuing]] or giving out, as of [[stock]], [[bond]]s or official documents.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)^(MWU 2024)

+ # Something issued; an issue.^(AHD)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[issue]]

+ * [[exit]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}