standard issue

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standard issue

adjective

  1. not comparable, of a piece of equipment Regularly and conventionally distributed by an organization (for instance, to its personnel); for regular usage; not specialized. Near-synonyms: standard; stock; regular; baseline

    Similar: standard, stock, regular, baseline · Opposite: special, specialized, special issue, custom, customized, bespoke

  2. broadly, derogatory, not comparable Not special or remarkable; conventional. Near-synonyms: basic, garden variety, humdrum, ordinary, pedestrian, plain, plain Jane, plain vanilla, unremarkable; see also Thesaurus:normal

    Similar: basic, garden variety, humdrum, ordinary, pedestrian, plain, plain Jane, plain vanilla, unremarkable, average, medial, bog-standard · Opposite: premium, deluxe

noun

  1. uncountable The normal equipment or supplies issued by an organization. A Smith & Wesson double-action .38 revolver was the standard issue in those days.

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@misc{standard_issue_2026,
  title = {standard issue},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/standard%20issue},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}