outlet

Definition

• n. a place of business for retailing goods
• n. receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
• n. an opening that permits escape or release
• n. activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion

Word forms

Plural

outlets

Example sentences

1. n.

   The store opened a new outlet to sell discounted products.

2. n.

   The doctor explained that the outlet for the infection is through the skin.