outlet (outlets plural )
1 n-count An outlet is a shop or organization which sells the goods made by a particular manufacturer.
usu supp N
...the largest retail outlet in the city.
2 n-count An outlet or an outlet store is a place which sells slightly damaged or outdated goods from a particular manufacturer, or goods that it made in greater quantities than needed.
also N n
...the factory outlet store in Belmont.
3 n-count If someone has an outlet for their feelings or ideas, they have a means of expressing and releasing them.
oft N for n
(=channel)
Her father had found an outlet for his ambition in his work.
4 n-count An outlet is a hole or pipe through which liquid or air can flow away.
...a warm air outlet.
5 n-count An outlet is a place, usually in a wall, where you can connect electrical devices to the electricity supply.
(mainly AM)
in BRIT, usually use socket