Meaning

5 senses
  1. A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.

    Ausgang, Auslass

    вы́ходvýxod, отду́шинаotdúšina

  2. Something which allows for the release of one's desires.

    Jamie found doing martial arts was a great outlet for her stress.

    вы́ходvýxod, отду́шинаotdúšina

  3. A river that runs out of a lake.

    стокstok

  4. A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier.

    Direktverkauf, Werksverkauf, Direktvermarkter

    торго́вая то́чкаtorgóvaja tóčka, магази́нmagazín, а́утлетáutlet

  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.

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

Examples

43 sentences
  1. Tom buys all his clothes from the outlet mall near his house.

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  2. I'm looking for a power outlet.

    deIch suche eine Steckdose.

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  3. Playing baseball is an outlet for energy.

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  4. There was jam in the electric outlet.

    ruВ розетке было варенье.

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  5. There aren't enough outlets in this apartment.

    ruВ этой квартире слишком мало розеток.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
vent:
river:
shop:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
vent:
shop:

Origin

From Middle English outlete, outeleate, ut-lete, derived from Middle English outleten (“to

From Middle English outlete, outeleate, ut-lete, derived from Middle English outleten (“to allow, let out, emit”), equivalent to out- + let. Compare West Frisian útlit (“outlet”), Dutch uitlaat (“outlet”), German Auslass (“outlet”).

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Forms

plural: outlets
Singularoutlet
Pluraloutlets

regular

Synonyms

13 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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