outlet

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A point on a wall where you plug in electrical devices.

   I need to find an outlet to charge my phone.

2. 2
   noun

   A shop or place where goods are sold, often at lower prices.

   They bought the shoes at a factory outlet.

3. 3
   noun

   A way of expressing or releasing feelings or energy.

   Painting became an outlet for her stress.

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”).

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