outletout‧let /ˈaʊtlet, -lɪt/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
Is football a good outlet for men’s aggression? an outlet for creativity2 a)formal a shop, company, or organization through which products are sold: Benetton has retail outlets in every major European city. a fast-food outlet b)a shop that sells things for less than the usual price, especially things from a particular company or things of a particular type3American English a place on a wall where you can connect electrical equipment to the supply of electricity SYN power point British English4a pipe or hole through which something such as a liquid or gas can flow out: a waste water outlet
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- an outlet mall
- After having their noses rubbed in the mud in autumn 1991, they are now looking at higher priced overseas outlets.
- Hamburger outlets are by far the most important, representing almost 80% of total turnover in the fast food market.
- Some mail-order outlets offer a 30-day, money-back guarantee.
- The department store chain is giving up a well-located outlet in its bid to compete in the shrinking department store retailing world.
- They're just using the mags as an outlet for their sexy thoughts and fantasies.
- Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster, 321-1000, or at outlets at Robinsons-May and Wherehouse Music.
- You may need to fiddle with the valves quite a bit to get the right balance between the different outlets.
THESAURUS
especially British English, store especially American English a building or place where things are sold: · She's gone to the shops to get some milk.· a clothes shop· Our local store has sold out of sugar for making jam.
a small shop that sells fashionable clothes or other objects: · a little boutique which specializes in bath products.
British English a very large shop, especially one that is built outside the centre of a city: · Out-of-town superstores have taken business away from shops in the city centre.
a very large shop that is divided into several big parts, each of which sells one type of thing, such as clothes, furniture, or kitchen equipment: · He went around all the big department stores in Oxford Street.
(also grocery store American English) a very large shop that sells food, drinks, and things that people need regularly in their homes: · Supermarkets have cut down the number of plastic bags they distribute by 50%.
a shop where you can get your hair washed, cut curled etc
British English, nursery especially American English a place that sells a wide range of plants, seeds, and things for your garden: · Your local garden centre can advise you on which plants to grow.
formal a shop that sells things for less than the usual price, especially things from a particular company or things of a particular type: · The book is available from most retail outlets.
an area, usually outdoors, where people buy and sell many different types of things: · I usually buy our vegetables at the market – they're much cheaper there.
especially American English a large area where there are a lot of shops, especially a large building: · A new restaurant has opened at the mall.· We used to hang around together at the mall.
American English a row of shops built together, with a large area for parking cars in front of it: · Strip malls can seem rather impersonal.
Longman Language Activatora shop especially British /store especially American a building or place where things are sold: · Could you run down to the shop and get me some cigarettes?· A lot of the stores on the main street had been boarded up.· I asked in my local record shop but they couldn't help me.· I saw Helen at the grocery store this morning.· I got it from the secondhand furniture shop.· a new health food shop· It's where the old jewelry store used to be.
one of a group of large shops that have the same name and are owned by the same company: · A lot of the old Victorian buildings are being pulled down to make way for chain stores.
a shop where a company sells its goods - use this in business or legal contexts: · Benetton has retail outlets in every major European city.· The company has been forced to close hundreds of its retail outlets.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Benetton has retail outlets in every major European city.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES We are looking for more retail outlets for our products.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
1a way of expressing or getting rid of strong feelingsoutlet for Benetton has retail outlets in every major European city. We are looking for more retail outlets for our products.· Being mainstream consumer items, them at any electrical outlet or airport duty free.· The only irritating feature was the placement of electrical outlets in the kitchen.· Price: £4.99 from supermarkets, electrical and dry outlets.· Patients can wear a battery pack or plug into an electrical outlet to recharge the heart's battery.· They are sold by many electrical retail outlets, and spares are easy to carry.· Trunks have electrical outlets, telephone hookups and vents for air circulation.· Way in the back was a fake electrical outlet through which people passed Miguel the money.· The phones use an electrical outlet for power, but they also work on standard, 12-volt batteries.
· The fast food outlets certainly pride themselves on speed of service, an attractive environment and a friendly and courteous staff.· They will be based in sprawling premises and surrounded by a range of leisure facilities and fast food outlets.
· Where there was success it was claimed to be due to local outlets and relevant local knowledge.· It is also available from local Kall Kwik outlets.· As the newer varieties of catfish have appeared in my local aquatic outlet, I have been purchasing them.· These may be available through local outlets.· Most local commercial outlets dealt in things to wear or watch or eat.· The present Spinnery was the local retail outlet for the fine woven and embroidered work.
· He has over seven years experience in the carpet industry working with a number of major retail outlets.· Guinness is sold through all the major brewer's outlets, and accounts for 4.5 percent of total beer sales.
· A handful of new outlets will be launched next year and if successful, will lead to an even bigger chain.· Worldwide there are 48 Burberry outlets, with a good performance reported from new outlets such as in Berlin.· The Empire still looked secure, but the competition for new trading outlets was increasing dramatically.· Producers desperately needed to find new outlets for the capacity they had installed in the boom times.· The holding of elections for worker representatives to the WICs from 1915 created new outlets for agitation and organization among the proletariat.· Retraining may not be necessary if new outlets can be discovered for present skills.· We only supply newspapers if we believe a new outlet will expand the market.· Each spur can feed one new outlet, and this can be a single, double or triple socket outlet.
· Advertise the job internally first or simultaneously in other outlets.· Whereas previously the career held most interest, other outlets now become attractive.· Most of them left the ministry and moved to other evangelical outlets for their vocation.· Three other outlets quickly followed in the town, with others in Yarm and Stockton.· Deprived of other outlets they brought all their compressed energy to bear on the world of literature and ideas.· Department stores and other retail outlets are suffering from a slump in sales and profits.
· Already well received by selected retail outlets, it is being used for window and in-store displays.· In the United States, Franklin has long sold its product range through retail outlets.· The cold, wet spring meant that business was slow for many retail outlets.· Since then, 110 enterprises have set up in the centre's offices, retail outlets and workshops.· While UniChem has fewer retail outlets than Lloyds, it has a larger wholesale division and generates higher revenues.· The goods are then distributed to the retail company's outlets throughout the country.· Shopping centres Shopping centres are purpose-built complexes which include many retail outlets under one roof - often on several floors.
· A plan to recoup around £85m by selling the smaller outlets fell through this year.· Bovis Lend Lease will also build a smaller retail outlet, eight shops and an apartment block with 80 flats.· Kingfisher says it would speed up the closure of small Currys outlets and the shift to larger out-of-town sites.
NOUN· The fast food outlets certainly pride themselves on speed of service, an attractive environment and a friendly and courteous staff.· They will be based in sprawling premises and surrounded by a range of leisure facilities and fast food outlets.
· The fact is most media outlets try to police themselves.· It is becoming more like the traditional media outlets.· International media outlets consistently bashed the organization, transportation and infrastructure problems of these Games.
· Lastly, each spur can feed one single or one double socket outlet, or one fused connection unit.· Radial circuits are sometimes used for socket outlets, where installing a ring circuit would waste cable.· Overloading a socket outlet can easily start a fire, and all those trailing flexes pose a serious trip hazard.· Each spur can feed one new outlet, and this can be a single, double or triple socket outlet.
VERB· Many disadvantaged people will find an outlet for their abilities through whatever channels remain open.· Eventually unmarried women found vocational outlets as missionaries.· Laura found an occasional outlet in humorous accounts of their lives related to close women friends with an infectious laugh.· Mutombo is a natural defender, patrolling the middle, grabbing rebounds and finding the outlet man.· To deny this power is dangerous, for, suppressed, it will find another outlet and may erupt uncontrollably.· In fact, if money is a problem, you may even find an outlet which is both interesting and profitable.· But feeling does not evaporate: if it can not be shown in one form it finds an outlet in another.· Contact the association direct if you're having difficulties in finding an outlet.
· A national discount chain had opened several warehouse outlets in a geographic region the retailer had long dominated.
· Trading standards officer say the recent growth in car boot sales has provided a perfect outlet for the computer pirates.· And the growth of an emerging democracy over the past two years provides an outlet for his critics' denunciations.
· A plan to recoup around £85m by selling the smaller outlets fell through this year.· For designers, for whom large retail stores are the main selling outlet, the news is not good.· They don't produce a piece of vinyl to be sold in a retail outlet.
Is football a good outlet for men’s aggression? an outlet for creativity2 a)formal a shop, company, or organization through which products are sold: Benetton has retail outlets in every major European city. a fast-food outlet b)a shop that sells things for less than the usual price, especially things from a particular company or things of a particular type3American English a place on a wall where you can connect electrical equipment to the supply of electricity SYN power point British English4a pipe or hole through which something such as a liquid or gas can flow out: a waste water outlet