Read full poem →ice. If your home hasn't been converted to the new plug-in
outlets, arrangements will be made for installation when you
pick up your phones.
Dictionary Entry
A place where goods are sold directly by the manufacturer, or a socket in a wall for connecting electrical devices.
In a Sentence
“We found great deals at the clothing outlets near the highway, and then plugged in our phones at the electrical outlets in the hotel room.”
Origin
From Middle English 'outlet', meaning an issue or egress; from 'out' + 'let' (to allow passage).
Common Phrases
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Antonyms
Poetry examples for “outlets”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →building are frequently avoided through proper advance
planning for telephone outlets. Call the Telephone Company
Business Office and ask for ‘Architects and Builders
Read full poem →far into the spirit. The feeling rises in direct observation,
but it is soon aware of the "outlets of the sky".
He sees objects practically unrelated, and links them in strings;
Read full poem →ing rises in direct observation, but it is soon aware
of the ‘outlets of the sky.’ He sees objects prac-
tically unrelated, and links them in strings; or he