outlet
[noun]
Synonyms:
- release, avenue, channel, duct, exit, opening, vent
- shop, market, store

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Related Words: escape, release

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English Thesaurus: shop, boutique, superstore, department store, supermarket, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

out‧let /ˈaʊtlet, -lət/ noun [countable]

1. a way of expressing or getting rid of strong feelings
outlet for
Is football a good outlet for men’s aggression?
an outlet for creativity

2.
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 type

3. American English a place on a wall where you can connect electrical equipment to the supply of electricity Synonym : power point British English

4. a pipe or hole through which something such as a liquid or gas can flow out:
a waste water outlet

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

outlet
noun
I. place that sells goods of a particular company/type
ADJ. specialist | high-street, local | commercial, distribution, retail, sales | DIY, fast-food, etc.
PREP. ~ for a retail outlet for exotic plants

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

outlet
II. means of releasing energy/strong feeling/talents
ADJ. emotional | creative
VERB + OUTLET have | find | provide (sb with) Sport provided an outlet for his energy.
need
PREP. ~ for She needs an outlet for her talents.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

outlet
III. pipe/hole
ADJ. electrical, gas, sewage, socket, waste, water
OUTLET + NOUN hose, pipe

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

shop 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.
boutique a small shop that sells fashionable clothes or other objects:
a little boutique which specializes in bath products.
superstore 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.
department store 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.
supermarket (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%.
salon a shop where you can get your hair washed, cut curled etc
garden centre 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.
outlet 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.
market 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.
mall 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.
strip 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.

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