outlet
Etymology

From Middle English outlete, outeleate, ut-lete, derived from Middle English outleten, equivalent to out- + let.

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈaʊtlɛt/, /ˈaʊtlɪt/
Noun

outlet (plural outlets)

  1. A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.
  2. Something which allows for the release of one's desires.
    Jamie found doing martial arts was a great outlet for her stress.
    • 1865, Walt Whitman, “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd”, in Sequel to Drum-Taps: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d and other poems:
      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.)
  3. A river that runs out of a lake.
  4. A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier.
  5. 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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