(outlets)
1.
An outlet is a shop or organization which sells the goods made by a particular manufacturer.
...the largest retail outlet in the city.
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2.
An outlet or an outlet store is a place which sells slightly damaged or outdated goods from a particular manufacturer, or goods that it made in greater quantities than needed.
...the factory outlet store in Belmont.
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3.
If someone has an outlet for their feelings or ideas, they have a means of expressing and releasing them.
Her father had found an outlet for his ambition in his work.
= channel
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4.
An outlet is a hole or pipe through which liquid or air can flow away.
...a warm air outlet.
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5.
An
outlet is a place, usually in a wall, where you can connect electrical devices to the electricity supply. (
mainly AM; in BRIT, usually use socket
)
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