Meaning & use

issuance

noun·Academic

The act of officially giving out or publishing something, such as a document, currency, or statement.

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The issuance of new passports was delayed by several weeks due to a printing error.

The central bank announced the issuance of a new series of banknotes next spring.

A note on using this word

A formal word typically used in legal, financial, or bureaucratic contexts rather than everyday speech.

Words with a similar meaning

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