utterance

noun7

1. •
   An act of, or the process of, uttering.

   • July 1857, The Imagination in Mathematics", in The North American Review Mathematics and Poetry are … the utterance of the same power of imagination, only that in the one case it is addressed to the head, in the other, to the heart.
2. •
   An instance of that act or process: especially, something spoken (e.g., syllables, words, phrases); (especially linguistics) any such thing either spoken or written.

   • And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. — 1918
3. •
   A manner of speaking.

   • He has a good utterance.
4. •
   The ability to speak.

   • Mrs. Weston kissed her with tears of joy; and when she could find utterance, assured her, that this protestation had done her more good than any thing else in the world could do. — 1815
5. •
   (no longer used) A sale made by offering to the public.

   • The clothemakers[…] had great profite and good utterance of the sayd cloth — 1564
6. •
   (no longer used) An act of putting in circulation.

   • the utterance of false coin, or of forged notes
7. •
   (literary, no longer used) The utmost extremity, especially of a fight; bodily harm or death.

   • To make them kings, the seed of Banquo kings! Rather than so, come fate into the list, And champion me to th' utterance. — 1606