OUTGO

outgo, spending, expenditure, outlay

(noun) money paid out; an amount spent

surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform

(verb) be or do something to a greater degree; “her performance surpasses that of any other student I know”; “She outdoes all other athletes”; “This exceeds all my expectations”; “This car outperforms all others in its class”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

outgo (third-person singular simple present outgoes, present participle outgoing, simple past outwent, past participle outgone)

(poetic) To go out, to set forth.

(archaic) To go further; to exceed or surpass; go beyond.

To overtake; to travel faster than.

To outdo; exceed; surpass.

(intransitive, obsolete) To come to an end.

Noun

outgo (countable and uncountable, plural outgos or outgoes)

The act or process of going out.

A quantity of a substance or thing that has flowed out; an outflow.

(business, commerce) an expenditure, cost or outlay.

Antonyms

• (money going out): income

Anagrams

• go out, go-out

Source: Wiktionary


Out*go", v. t. [imp. Outwent; p. p. Outgone; p. pr. & vb. n. Outgoing.]

1. To go beyond; to exceed in swiftness; to surpass; to outdo.

2. To circumvent; to overreach. [Obs.] Denham.

Out"go`, n.; pl. Outgoes (.

Definition: That which goes out, or is paid out; outlay; expenditure; -- the opposite of Ant: income. Lowell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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