issuer
part of speech
noun (an issuer, issuers)
meaning for a pupil
An issuer is a person, company or government that gives out something official, like cards, tickets, passports, money or shares. tree →
sense in the lessons
Money and adult life: «the card issuer» is the bank behind a credit card; the government is the issuer of coins and passports. Formal word, used in instructions and small print.
examples
- The bank is the issuer of my mum's debit card. tree →
- Contact the card issuer if your card is lost. tree →
- The government is the issuer of passports. tree →
- The Royal Mint is the issuer of British coins. tree →
- The issuer of the gift card can tell you the balance. tree →
- The ticket issuer printed the date on each ticket. tree →
note
From the verb «issue» (give out). Spelling: double «s».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «issuer» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.