only outlet

collocation in English

meaningsofonlyandoutlet

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only
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈəʊn.li/us
/ˈoʊn.li/
used to show that there is a single one or very few of something, or that there are ...
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outlet
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaʊt.let/us
/ˈaʊt.let/
a way, especially a pipe or hole, for liquid or gas to ...
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(Definition ofonlyandoutletfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofonly outlet

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If theonlyoutletis sale, only the potential sales market need be considered.
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If the pressures are too great, theironlyoutletseems to be crime.
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It must not be thought that pulp is the one andonlyoutletneeded in the marketing of softwood timber.
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For instance, we are theonlyoutletfor bacon.
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In such circumstances, emigration is theonlyoutlet.
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The chipboard industry is not theonlyoutletfor thinnings.
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The only way of maintaining the output is by maintaining the industry which provides theonlyoutletfor it, and that is the gas mantle industry.
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It is theonlyoutletthey have.
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Very often, too, the executors of an estate find that for some limited class of share about theonlyoutletthey can find is through the outside broker.
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It is theonlyoutlethe has.
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There is an indication that we shall have an extremely heavy crop, and theonlyoutletfor a considerable part of it will be through the manufacture of cider.
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Prior to their popularity, theonlyoutletgenerally were folk clubs, which were not always friendly towards creators of new music, preferring traditional music.
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Theonlyoutletis located on the lake's northwest end, and is approximately 15 ft wide and 1ft m deep where it leaves the lake.
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Aqaba is the country'sonlyoutletto the sea.
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Theonlyoutletfor his humanity is his care and concern towards his grandmother.
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