- a shop or an organization that sells goods made by a particular company or of a particular type
- The business has 34 retail outlets in this state alone.
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppingc1, Businessc1- a retail outlet for exotic plants
- The vouchers can be spent at any fast-food outlet across the UK.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- specialist
- high-street
- local
- …
- mall
- store
- outlet for
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- a shop that sells goods of a particular make at reduced prices
- the Nike outlet in the outlet mall
- Here you'll find factory outlets that sell to the public directly.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- specialist
- high-street
- local
- …
- mall
- store
- outlet for
- outlet (for something) a way of expressing or making good use of strong feelings, ideas or energy
- She needed to find an outlet for her many talents and interests.
- Sport became the perfect outlet for his aggression.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- emotional
- creative
- have
- find
- provide (somebody with)
- …
- outlet for
- a pipe or hole through which liquid or gas can flow out
- a sewage outlet
- an outlet pipe
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sewage
- water
- pipe
- (also receptacle)(both North American English)(also socket British and North American English)(British English also power point)a device in a wall that you put a plug (= a small plastic object with two or three metal pins) into in order to connect electrical equipment to the power supply of a building
- The appliance can be connected to any standard outlet.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- AC
- electric
- electrical
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from out- + the verb let.
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