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issuance

noun·Academicformal

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UK/ˈɪʃuːəns/
US/ˈɪʃuəns/

Meanings

  1. noununcountable

    The official act of handing out, releasing or putting into circulation something such as a permit, statement or stock.

    Grammar: Usually uncountable and followed by of: the issuance of visas.

    Patterns

    • the issuance of something
    • issuance by someone

    The issuance of new passports was delayed by a printing problem.

    Regulators approved the issuance of bonds to pay for the bridge.

    Her job covers the issuance of building permits in the county.

  2. nouncountablefinance

    A particular batch or set of things released at one time, especially shares or bonds.

    Grammar: Countable in finance: a bond issuance, two issuances.

    Patterns

    • a new issuance
    • a bond issuance

    The airline announced a large new issuance of shares.

    Investors reacted calmly to the latest issuance of government debt.

    The fund buys only the first issuance of each company's bonds.

Word forms

pluralissuances

Common combinations

issuance of a permit
The issuance of a permit usually takes two weeks.
bond issuance
Bond issuance rose sharply last year.
stock issuance
The company funded growth through stock issuance.
date of issuance
The date of issuance is printed on the card.
upon issuance
The license is valid upon issuance.

Synonyms and how they differ

issue
Issue is the more common noun and is used in many other senses, while issuance mainly means the act of releasing.
release
Release is general and informal and can apply to films or prisoners, whereas issuance suits official documents and securities.
distribution
Distribution means spreading things among many people, not the formal act of authorizing and giving them out.
publication
Publication is the act of making printed or online material public, not documents like permits.

Opposites

withdrawalrecall

Word family

issue verb
to officially give out or announce
issuer noun
a person or organization that issues something, such as a bank issuing a card
issued adjective
officially given out
reissue verb
to issue again

Commonly confused: issuance or issue?

issuance vs issue

Issue as a noun usually means a topic, problem or one edition of a magazine, while issuance names the act of officially giving something out.

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