Useful english dictionary. 2012.
outlet — out‧let [ˈaʊtlet, lt] noun [countable] 1. COMMERCE a shop, company, or organization through which products are sold: • The farmers need to find more outlets for their produce. • The company managed to improve margins in its high street retail… … Financial and business terms
Outlet — may mean: An electrical outlet An outlet store or outlet mall The pelvic outlet A type of instance variable used for graphical user interface programming in the OpenStep / Cocoa environment Outlet, Ontario, a community in Canada The Outlet… … Wikipedia
outlet — n 1. exit, way of escape, escape, way out, loophole; passageway, passage, egress; door, backdoor, postern, fire door, escape hatch, trap door; Naut. booby hatch, porthole, portal, hatch, port; debouch. 2. vent, vent hole, valve, safety valve,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Electrical wiring (United States) — Electrical wiring in general refers to conductors used to carry electricity and their accessories. General aspects of electrical wiring as used to provide power in or to buildings and structures, commonly referred to as building wiring, are… … Wikipedia
Electrical conduit — risers, seen inside fire resistance rated shaft, as seen entering bottom of a firestop. The firestop is made of firestop mortar on top, rockwool on the bottom. Raceways are used to protect cables from damage … Wikipedia
outlet — or outlet store [out′let΄] n. 1. a passage or vent for letting something out 2. a means of expression [an outlet for the emotions] 3. a stream, river, etc. that flows out from a lake 4. a) a market for goods b) … English World dictionary
outlet — (n.) early 13c., originally a river mouth, from OUT (Cf. out) + LET (Cf. let) (v.). Electrical wiring sense is attested from 1892. Meaning a retail store is attested from 1933 … Etymology dictionary
outlet — ► NOUN 1) a pipe or hole through which water or gas may escape. 2) a point from which goods are sold or distributed. 3) an output socket in an electrical device. 4) a means of expressing one s talents, energy, or emotions. 5) the mouth of a river … English terms dictionary
outlet — 01. Don t plug the toaster and the iron into the same [outlet] or you ll blow a fuse. 02. The top selling retailing [outlet] each year will receive bonuses of 25% for each of the employees. 03. The biggest bank in the world in terms of the number … Grammatical examples in English
outlet — [[t]a͟ʊtlet[/t]] outlets 1) N COUNT: usu supp N An outlet is a shop or organization which sells the goods made by a particular manufacturer. ...the largest retail outlet in the city. 2) N COUNT: also N n An outlet or an outlet store is a place… … English dictionary
