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outstanding

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out·stand·ing  (out-stndng, outstn-)
adj.
1. Standing out among others of its kind; prominent. See Synonyms at noticeable.
2. Superior to others of its kind; distinguished.
3. Projecting upward or outward; standing out.
4. Still in existence; not settled or resolved: outstanding debts; a long outstanding problem.
5. Publicly issued and sold: outstanding stocks and bonds.

out·standing·ly adv.

outstanding [ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ]
adj
1. superior; excellent; distinguished
2. prominent, remarkable, or striking
3. still in existence; unsettled, unpaid, or unresolved
4. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) (of shares, bonds, etc.) issued and sold
5. projecting or jutting upwards or outwards
outstandingly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.outstanding - distinguished from others in excellence; "did outstanding work in human relations"; "an outstanding war record"
superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
2.outstanding - having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"
conspicuous - obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"
3.outstandingoutstanding - owed as a debt; "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts"
unpaid - not paid; "unpaid wages"; "an unpaid bill"
4.outstanding - of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey"
important, of import - of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day"

outstanding
adjective
3. unpaid, remaining, due, owing, ongoing, pending, payable, unsettled, overdue, unresolved, uncollected, not discharged The total debt outstanding is $70 billion.
4. undone, left, not done, omitted, unfinished, incomplete, passed over, unfulfilled, not completed, unperformed, unattended to Complete any work outstanding from yesterday.
Translations
outstanding [aʊtˈstændɪŋ] ADJ
1. (= exceptional) [person, achievement, contribution, feature] → destacado; [beauty, performance, service] → excepcional, extraordinario; [example] → sobresaliente
he was the most outstanding scientist of his generationfue el científico más destacado de su generación
an area of outstanding natural beautyuna zona de excepcional belleza natural
2. (= not settled) [issue, problem] → pendiente, por resolver; [bill] → por cobrar; [debt, balance, account] → pendiente; [shares] → en circulación, en manos del público
a lot of work is still outstandingaún queda mucho trabajo pendiente or por hacer
amount outstandingsaldo m pendiente

outstanding [ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ] adj
[person, work, record, example] → remarquable
(= unresolved) [issues, problems] → en suspens
[debt] → en souffrance
3 million pounds in outstanding debts → Trois millions de livres de dette en souffrance
Your account is still outstanding → Votre compte est toujours débiteur.
There is fifty pounds outstanding → Il reste 50 livres à payer.

outstanding
adj
(= exceptional)hervorragend; talent, beauty, brillianceaußerordentlich, überragend; of outstanding abilityhervorragend or außerordentlich begabt; work of outstanding excellenceganz ausgezeichnete Arbeit; of outstanding importancevon höchster Bedeutung; area of outstanding natural beauty (Brit) → Naturschutzgebiet nt(von besonderer Schönheit)
(= prominent, conspicuous) eventbemerkenswert; detailauffallend; featurehervorstechend, auffallend
(Comm, Fin) businessunerledigt; amount, account, bill, interestausstehend; a lot of work is still outstandingviel Arbeit ist noch unerledigt; are there any problems still outstanding?gibt es noch irgendwelche ungeklärten Probleme?; outstanding debtsAußenstände pl

outstanding [ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ] adj
a. (exceptional) → eccezionale; (feature) → saliente
b. (not settled, bill) → non pagato/a; (problem) → irrisolto/a
the work is still outstanding → il lavoro non è ancora stato finito
your account is still outstanding → deve ancora saldare il conto

outstanding [ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ] adj
a. (exceptional) → eccezionale; (feature) → saliente
b. (not settled, bill) → non pagato/a; (problem) → irrisolto/a
the work is still outstanding → il lavoro non è ancora stato finito
your account is still outstanding → deve ancora saldare il conto

outstanding
adj outstanding [autˈstӕndiŋ]
1 excellent; very good an outstanding student. buitengewoon, puik, briljant مُمْتاز، بارِز отличен vynikající fremragende; enestående hervorragend εξαίρετος excepcional, extraordinario, excelente väljapaistev برجسته erinomainen exceptionnel בּוֹלֵט उत्कृष्ठ, बढ़िया, श्रेष्ठ, अप्रतिम izuzetan, izniman kiváló menonjol framúrskarandi eccezionale 傑出した 뛰어난 puikus, iškilus, įžymus izcils cemerlang uistekend fremragende, enestående wybitny excelente excelent, foarte bun, remar­cabil выдающийся vynikajúci izvrsten izvanredan enastående, utomordentlig ที่ดีเยี่ยม mükemmel 傑出的,突出的 видатний عمدہ xuất sắc
2 not yet paid, done etc You must pay all outstanding bills. agterstallig لَم يُسَدَّد بَعْد неплатен nezaplacený, nedodělaný udestående ausstehend εκκρεμής pendiente, atrasado tasumata, tegemata معوقه؛ ناتمام suorittamaton impayé טֶרֶם נִפרָע बकाया neplaćen, prispio kifizetetlen, rendezetlen tunggakan útistandandi non pagato, insoluto 未払いの 미지불의 neapmokėtas, neišspręstas, nepadarytas nenokārtots, neizdarīts belum dijelaskan onbetaald utestående; ugjort zaległy pendente neplătit; nerezolvat неуплаченный; невыполненный nezaplatený, nedokončený neplačan neizmiren obetald, ogjord ที่ค้างชำระ ödenmemiş 未付款的 несплачений; прострочений غير ادا شدہ còn tồn tại
adv outˈstandingly
outstandingly good. uitstekend, uitsonderlik بصورةٍ مُمْتازَه، بِصورَةٍ بارِزَه изключително pozoruhodně fremragende; enestående besonders εξαιρετικά excepcionalmente, notablemente erakordselt بطور چشمگیر erinomaisesti remarquablement מְעַל וּמְעֶבֶר उत्कृष्ठता, श्रेष्ठता izuzetno kiemelkedően menonjol á framúrskarandi hátt eccezionalmente 目立って 현저하게 nepaprastai izcili sangat buitengewoon en fremragende måte, uvanlig wybitnie muitíssimo re­marcabil исключительно pozoruhodne izjemno izvanredno enastående, utomordentligt อย่างสังเกตเห็นได้ harika, mükemmel 突出地 виключно نماياں طور پر một cách xuất sắc

outstanding معلق pozoruhodný fremragende hervorragend διακεκριμένος extraordinario erinomainen exceptionnel izvrstan eccezionale 傑出した 현저한 opmerkelijk framragende wyróżniający się excepcional выдающийся utomordentlig ที่ดีเยี่ยม mükemmel nổi bật 突出的


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Purchases bought by bulk in partnership had to be equitably divided, outstanding debts canceled, accounts compared, and trunks, boxes and packages labeled.
Chizzle, Mizzle, and otherwise have lapsed into a habit of vaguely promising themselves that they will look into that outstanding little matter and see what can be done for Drizzle--who was not well used--when Jarndyce and Jarndyce shall be got out of the office.
The time consumed in performing this process, and the further delay occasioned by paying small outstanding debts to tradespeople, and settling with the owner of the house, detained us till nearly noon before we were ready to get into the landlord's cart.
 
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