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OUTGOING
outgoing
(adjective) retiring from a position or office; “the outgoing president”
outgoing
(adjective) leaving a place or a position; “an outgoing steamship”
extroverted, forthcoming, outgoing
(adjective) at ease in talking to others
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
outgoing (comparative more outgoing, superlative most outgoing)
Extraverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably.
(not comparable) Going out, on its way out.
(not comparable) Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that he/she will be replaced).
Antonyms
• (extraverted): introverted, antisocial, reserved, shy, withdrawn, quiet, mousy
• (going out): incoming
Noun
outgoing (plural outgoings)
The act of leaving or going out; exit, departure.
(chiefly, in the plural) Money that leaves one's possession; expenditure, outlay, expense.
The extreme limit; the place of ending.
Synonyms
• outgang
Verb
outgoing
present participle of outgo
Anagrams
• going out
Source: Wiktionary
Out"go`ing, n.
1. The act or the state of going out. The outgoings of the morning and evening. Ps. lxv. 8.
2. That which goes out; outgo; outlay.
3. The extreme limit; the place of ending. [Obs.] The outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea, at the south end of Jordan. Josh. xviii. 19.
Out"go`ing, a.
Definition: Going out; departing; as, the outgoing administration; an outgoing steamer.
OUTGO
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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