outlet

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaʊtlɛt/, /ˈaʊtlɪt/ === Noun === outlet (plural outlets) A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something. Something which allows for the release of one's desires. A river that runs out of a lake. A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier. A wall-mounted socket connected to an electrical power supply, at which current can be taken to run electrical devices. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Pohnpeian: audled ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === let out, let-out == Chinese == === Etymology === From English outlet. === Pronunciation === === Noun === outlet (Taiwan, Hong Kong) outlet mall; a mall with outlet shops (especially in tourist areas) == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English outlet. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaw.tlɛt/ Rhymes: -awtlɛt Syllabification: ou‧tlet === Noun === outlet m inan outlet (shop) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === outlet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN outlet in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English outlet. === Noun === outlet m (plural outlets) outlet store === Further reading === “outlet”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English outlet. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈautlet/ [ˈau̯.t̪let̪] Rhymes: -autlet === Noun === outlet m (plural outlets) outlet store ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.