Dictionary entry details
• OUTLET (noun)
Meaning:
A place of business for retailing goods
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
sales outlet; retail store; outlet; mercantile establishment
Hypernyms ("outlet" is a kind of...):
business establishment; place of business (an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered)
Meronyms (parts of "outlet"):
merchandise; product; ware (commodities offered for sale)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "outlet"):
country store; general store; trading post (a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise)
department store; emporium (a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain)
discount house; discount store; discounter; wholesale house (a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price)
marketplace; mart (an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up)
center; mall; plaza; shopping center; shopping centre; shopping mall (mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace)
shop; store (a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services)
strip mall (a mercantile establishment consisting of a row of various stores and business and restaurants along a road or busy street; usually opening on a parking lot)
Meaning:
Receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
electric outlet; electric receptacle; electrical outlet; wall plug; wall socket; outlet
Hypernyms ("outlet" is a kind of...):
receptacle (an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "outlet"):
point; power point (a wall socket)
Meaning:
An opening that permits escape or release
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
exit; way out; outlet; issue
Context examples:
he blocked the way out / the canyon had only one issue
Hypernyms ("outlet" is a kind of...):
opening (a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "outlet"):
outfall (the outlet of a river or drain or other source of water)
Meaning:
Activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
outlet; vent; release
Context examples:
she had no other outlet for her feelings / he gave vent to his anger
Hypernyms ("outlet" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
