Definitions of issue:

• noun:   the provision of something by issuing it (usually in quantity)

  Example: "A new issue of stamps"

• noun:   the act of issuing printed materials
• noun:   an important question that is in dispute and must be settled

  Example: "The issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"

• noun:   one of a series published periodically

  Example: "She found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waitingroom"

• noun:   supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government
• noun:   an opening that permits escape or release

  Example: "The canyon had only one issue"

• noun:   the income arising from land or other property
• noun:   some situation or event that is thought about
• noun:   the becoming visible
• noun:   the immediate descendants of a person

  Example: "He died without issue"

• noun:   a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
• verb:   circulate or distribute or equip with

  Example: "Issue a new uniform to the children"

• verb:   come out of

  Example: "Water issued from the hole in the wall"

• verb:   bring out an official document (such as a warrant)
• verb:   make out and issue
• verb:   prepare and issue for public distribution or sale