Outlet
/ˈaʊtlet/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA shop that sells goods directly to customers, often cheaply.
nounA place or way for water, air, or energy to escape.
nounA place or activity that allows feelings or energy to be expressed.
Extra definitions
nounA shop where goods are sold.
nounA device for electrical connection.
nounA way to express feelings.
Sentence Examples
The factory outlet sells shoes cheaply.
Plug the charger into the outlet.
Writing became an outlet for her emotions.
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Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
“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.)”
— 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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The factory ____ sells shoes cheaply.