out·go
(out-gō′)tr.v. out·went (-wĕnt′), out·gone (-gôn′, -gŏn′), out·go·ing, out·goes (-gōz′)
To go beyond; exceed or surpass.
n. (out′gō′)pl. out·goes
1. Something that goes out, especially an expenditure or a cost.
2. The act or process of going out.
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outgo
vb, -goes, -going, -went or -gone
(tr) to exceed or outstrip
n
1. (Commerce) cost; outgoings; outlay
2. something that goes out; outflow
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out•go
(n. ˈaʊtˌgoʊ; v. ˌaʊtˈgoʊ)n., pl. -goes, n.
1. the act or process of going out.
2. money paid out.
3. something that goes out; outflow.
v.t. 4. to go beyond; exceed.
5. to surpass or excel.
6. Archaic. to excel in speed.
[1520–30]
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outgo
Past participle: outgone
Gerund: outgoing
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  outgo - money paid out; an amount spent transferred possession, transferred property - a possession whose ownership changes or lapses cost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor expense - money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer; "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting" transfer payment - a public expenditure (as for unemployment compensation or veteran's benefits) that is not for goods and services income - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time |
| Verb | 1. | outgo - 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" beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" outsmart, outwit, overreach, circumvent, outfox, beat - beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" outgrow - grow faster than outroar - roar louder than outsail - sail faster or better than; "They outsailed the Roman fleet" outdraw - draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight outsell - sell more than others; "This salesman outsells his colleagues" outsell - be sold more often than other, similar products; "The new Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin" outpace - surpass in speed; "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence" outshine - attract more attention and praise than others; "This film outshone all the others in quality" outrange - have a greater range than (another gun) outweigh - be heavier than outbrave - be braver than out-herod - surpass someone in cruelty or evil outfox - outdo someone in trickery shame - surpass or beat by a wide margin outmarch - march longer distances and for a longer time than; "This guy can outmarch anyone!" outwear - last longer than others; "This material outwears all others" |
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