issuer

Everyday

An issuer is a person, company or government that gives out something official, like cards, tickets, passports, money or shares. tree →

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».