outlet

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a place of business for retailing goods
  2. noun receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
  3. noun an opening that permits escape or release

Etymology

From Middle English outlete, outeleate, ut-lete, derived from Middle English outleten (“to allow, let out, emit”), equivalent to out- + let. Compare West Frisian útlit (“outlet”), Dutch uitlaat (“outlet”), German Auslass (“outlet”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

mercantile establishment, retail store, sales outlet

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