different between outlet vs currant

English

Etymology

out +? let.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?tl?t/, /?a?tl?t/

Noun

outlet (plural outlets)

1. A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.
2. Something which allows for the release of one's desires.
3. A river that runs out of a lake.
4. A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier.
5. A wall-mounted device such as a socket or receptacle connected to an electrical system at which current is taken to supply utilization equipment or appliances.

Derived terms

• media outlet

Translations

Anagrams

• let out, let-out

Spanish

Etymology

From English outlet.

Noun

outlet m (plural outlets)

1. outlet store

English

Alternative forms

• coran, curran (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from French raisin de Corinthe (literally “grapes of Corinth, the city in Greece”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k???nt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k???nt/, /?k??nt/
• Homophone: current

Noun

currant (plural currants)

1. A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape, rarely more than 4mm diameter when dried.
2. The fruit of various shrubs of the genus Ribes, white, black or red.
3. A shrub bearing such fruit.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• date
• raisin
• sultana

Latin

Verb

currant

1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of curr?