From Longman Business Dictionaryissueris‧su‧er /ˈɪʃuə, ˈɪsjuəˈɪʃuər/ noun [countable]1a person or organization that officially gives something such as a document to people who need or want itSeveral credit card issuers now charge an annual fee for the use of their card.2FINANCE a company that makes its SECURITIES (=bonds, shares etc) available for saleAnother stimulus to the market has come from issuers buying back bonds.3BANKING a bank or government that issues currency in the form of BANKNOTEs and coins, making them officially availableThe Bank’s function as the issuer of currency notes is separate from its banking activities.
