being issued meaning given out or perhaps sold. one context could be a company issuing tickets to a concert and the number of tickets remaining are 100. hope that helps

This is the passive form of the verb "to issue." (= to distribute, to assign) (active voice) The government issues a tax identification number (TIN) to each person. Last year, the government issued 123,456 TINs. This month, the government has issued 11,222 TINs. (passive voice) Each person is issued a tax identification number (TIN). Last year, 123,456 TINs were issued. This month, 11,222 TINs have been issued.