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.

  2. I'm looking for a power outlet.

    deIch suche eine Steckdose. — Luiaard

  3. Playing baseball is an outlet for energy.

  4. There was jam in the electric outlet.

    ruВ розетке было варенье. — V_Zmoova

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

    ruВ этой квартире слишком мало розеток. — ZegPhig

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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