Outlet
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Middle English: from out- + the verb let1.
wiktionary
From Middle English outlete, outeleate, ut-lete, derived from Middle English outleten(“to allow, let out, emit”), equivalent to out- + let. Compare West Frisian útlit(“outlet”), Dutch uitlaat(“outlet”), German Auslass(“outlet”).
etymonline
outlet (n.)
"place or opening by which anything is let out or escapes," mid-13c., "a river mouth," from out- + let (v.). Electrical wiring sense, "socket that connects a device to an electricity supply," is attested from 1892. The commercial sense of "a market for the sale of any product" is by 1889; that of "a retail store disposing of a manufacturer's products" is attested by 1933. Figurative sense "means of relief or discharge" is from 1620s.
