outlet

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English

An electrical outlet (Japanese).

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Etymology

out + let

Noun

outlet (plural outlets)

1. a vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something
2. something which allows for the release of one's desires
3. a river that runs out of a lake
4. a shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier
5. a wall-mounted device such as a socket or receptacle connected to an electrical system at which current is taken to supply utilization equipment or appliances.

Derived terms

• media outlet

Translations

vent

Finnish: luukku (fi), aukko (fi) French: issue (fr) f.

Japanese: 出口(でぐち, deguchi) Korean: 출구 (chulgu) (ko) Spanish: salida (es) f.

release of desires

French: exutoire (fr) m.

Japanese: 捌け口(はけぐち, hakeguchi) Spanish: desahogo (es)

river

Finnish: laskujoki (fi) French: exutoire (fr) m., dérivatif (fr) m.

Japanese: 流出河川 (ryūshutsu-kasen) Spanish: salida al lago (es) f.

shop

Finnish: liike (fi) French: magasin d’usine (fr) m. German: Direktverkauf m.

Japanese: 直販店 (ちょくはんてん, chokuhanten) Mandarin: 折扣中心 (zhékòuzhōngxīn); (Taiwanese Mandarin) trad. 暢貨中心, simpl. 畅货中心 (chànghuòzhōngxīn) Spanish: minorista de marca (es) m.

wall-mounted socket

Czech: zásuvka (cs) f. Esperanto: kontaktingo (eo) Finnish: pistorasia (fi) French: prise de courant (fr) f. German: Steckdose (de) f.

Japanese: コンセント (ja) (konsento) Lithuanian: rozetė f. Polish: gniazdko (pl) n. Portuguese: tomada (pt) f. Spanish: enchufe (es) m.

Anagrams

• let out