Outlet — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a place of business for retailing goods

receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈaʊtlɛt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈaʊtlɛt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈaʊtlɛt/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈaʊtlɛt/.

Examples

he blocked the way out
the canyon had only one issue
she had no other outlet for her feelings

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

way out issue vent electric receptacle wall plug release sales outlet electrical outlet electric outlet wall socket mercantile establishment exit retail store

Parts of Speech

noun	a place of business for retailing goods
noun	receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
noun	an opening that permits escape or release “he blocked the way out”
noun	activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion “she had no other outlet for her feelings”

Word Forms

exit	verb	move out of or depart from
issue	verb	come out of
vent	verb	give expression or utterance to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Steckdose

eine Geschäftsstätte für den Einzelhandel mit Waren

🇫🇷French

sortie

un lieu d'affaires pour la vente au détail de marchandises

🇪🇸Spanish

salida

un lugar de negocios para la venta al por menor de productos

🇮🇹Italian

presa

un luogo di attività per la vendita al dettaglio di merci

🇳🇱Dutch

uitlaat

een handelszaak voor de detailhandel in goederen

🇵🇹Portuguese

tomada

um local de negócios para venda de mercadorias no varejo

🇷🇺Russian

выход

коммерческое предприятие по розничной торговле товарами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुकान

माल की खुदरा बिक्री के लिए व्यवसाय का स्थान

🇧🇩Bengali

আউটলেট

পণ্য খুচরা বিক্রয়ের জন্য ব্যবসার জায়গা

🇮🇳Tamil

கடையின்

பொருட்களை சில்லறை விற்பனை செய்வதற்கான வணிக இடம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అవుట్లెట్

వస్తువులను రిటైల్ చేయడానికి వ్యాపార స్థలం

🇮🇳Marathi

आउटलेट

किरकोळ वस्तूंच्या विक्रीसाठी व्यवसायाचे ठिकाण

🇮🇳Gujarati

આઉટલેટ

માલના છૂટક વેચાણ માટે વ્યવસાયનું સ્થળ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಔಟ್ಲೆಟ್

ಚಿಲ್ಲರೆ ಸರಕುಗಳ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರದ ಸ್ಥಳ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഔട്ട്ലെറ്റ്

സാധനങ്ങൾ ചില്ലറവിൽപ്പനയ്ക്കുള്ള ഒരു ബിസിനസ്സ് സ്ഥലം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਊਟਲੈੱਟ

ਪ੍ਰਚੂਨ ਮਾਲ ਲਈ ਕਾਰੋਬਾਰ ਦੀ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

دکان

اشیاء خوردہ فروشی کے لیے کاروبار کی جگہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

出路

零售商品的营业场所

🇯🇵Japanese

出口

商品を小売る事業所

🇰🇷Korean

콘센트

물품을 소매하는 사업장

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chỗ thoát

nơi kinh doanh bán lẻ hàng hóa

🇹🇭Thai

ทางออก

สถานประกอบการสำหรับการขายปลีกสินค้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

saluran keluar

tempat usaha penjualan barang secara eceran

🇵🇭Filipino

labasan

isang lugar ng negosyo para sa pagtitinda ng mga kalakal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مَنفَذ

مكان عمل لتجارة التجزئة للسلع

🇮🇷Persian

خروجی

محل کسب و کار برای خرده فروشی کالا

🇹🇷Turkish

çıkış

perakende malların ticareti için iş yeri

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוֹצָא

מקום עסק למכירת מוצרים

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The primary meaning of 'outlet' is 'a place of business for retailing goods'.

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Using 'outlet' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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