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Noun outlet has 4 senses
- mercantile establishment, retail store, sales outlet, outlet - a place of business for retailing goods
--1 is a kind of place of business, business establishment
--1 has parts: merchandise, wares, product
--1 has particulars: | | country store, general store, trading post; department store, emporium; discount house, discount store, discounter, wholesale house; marketplace, mart; plaza, mall, center, shopping mall, shopping center, shopping centre; shop, store; strip mall |
- wall socket, wall plug, electric outlet, electrical outlet, outlet, electric receptacle - receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
--2 is a kind of receptacle
--2 has particulars: point, power point
- exit, issue, outlet, way out - an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue"
--3 is a kind of opening
--3 has particulars: outfall
- release, outlet, vent - activity that releases or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger"
--4 is a kind of activity
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