## Meanings
1. A point on a wall where you plug in electrical devices.
2. A shop or place where goods are sold, often at lower prices.
3. A way of expressing or releasing feelings or energy.

## Examples
- I need to find an outlet to charge my phone.
- They bought the shoes at a factory outlet.
- Painting became an outlet for her stress.

## Derived Forms
- multioutlet
- nonoutlet

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: outlete
- Root: outleten

## 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”).

## AI Etymology
Outlet comes 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”). The historical chain includes Middle English outlete and Middle English outleten. Modern senses include a point on a wall where you plug in electrical devices and a shop or place where goods are sold, often at lower prices. The wider word family includes derivatives such as multioutlet and nonoutlet.

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- Space, Position & Direction

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