Definition of Outlet

Noun: outlet 'awt,let or awt-lut

A place of business for retailing goods
- mercantile establishment, retail store, sales outlet
Receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
- wall socket, wall plug, electric outlet, electrical outlet, electric receptacle
An opening that permits escape or release
"the canyon had only one outlet";
- exit, issue, way out
Activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
"she had no other outlet for her feelings";
- release, vent
The mouth of a river into a lake or the sea; where a river flows out of a lake; an overflow or drainage stream