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{
"term": "outlet",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a shop or an organization that sells goods made by a particular company or of a particular type",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The business has 34 retail outlets in this state alone."
},
{
"text": "a retail outlet for exotic plants"
},
{
"text": "The vouchers can be spent at any fast-food outlet across the UK."
}
],
"topics": ["Shopping", "Business"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["specialist", "high-street", "local"],
"outlet + noun": ["mall", "store"],
"preposition": ["outlet for"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a shop that sells goods of a particular make at reduced prices",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the Nike outlet in the outlet mall"
},
{
"text": "Here you'll find factory outlets that sell to the public directly."
}
],
"topics": ["Shopping"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["specialist", "high-street", "local"],
"outlet + noun": ["mall", "store"],
"preposition": ["outlet for"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a way of expressing or making good use of strong feelings, ideas or energy",
"sensetop": "outlet (for something)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She needed to find an outlet for her many talents and interests."
},
{
"text": "Sport became the perfect outlet for his aggression."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["emotional", "creative"],
"verb + outlet": ["have", "find", "provide (somebody with)"],
"preposition": ["outlet for"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a pipe or hole through which liquid or gas can flow out",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a sewage outlet"
},
{
"text": "an outlet pipe"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["sewage", "water"],
"outlet + noun": ["pipe"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "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",
"labels": "(both North American English)British and North American EnglishBritish English also",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The appliance can be connected to any standard outlet."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["AC", "electric", "electrical"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈaʊtlet/",
"audio": "ou/outlet/outlet__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈaʊtlet/",
"audio": "ou/outlet/outlet__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from out- + the verb let."
}