Issued and Kept

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Kept is an antonym for issued.

Nearby Words: issue, issuing, issuance, issuer

Kept adjective - (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded.

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Issued is an antonym for kept.

During The American Civil War, silver half-dimes were being hoarded to the point that they could not be kept in circulation, and in response the Union issued first paper five-cent notes, and finally a new five-cent coin made of an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel.

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