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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
Adjective
1. very good; excellent: an outstanding performance
2. still to be dealt with or paid: outstanding bills, a few outstanding problems have to be put right
3. very obvious or important: there are significant exceptions, of which oil is the outstanding example
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 1. excellent, good, great, important, special, fine, noted, champion, celebrated, brilliant, impressive, superb, distinguished, well-known, prominent, superior, first-class, exceptional, notable, world-class, exquisite, admirable, eminent, exemplary, first-rate, stellar (informal) superlative, top-notch (informal) mean (slang) pre-eminent, meritorious, estimable, tiptop, A1 or A-one (informal) booshit Austral. (slang) exo Austral. (slang) sik Austral. (slang) rad (informal) phat (slang) schmick Austral. (informal) << OPPOSITE mediocre
adjective 4. undone, left, not done, omitted, unfinished, incomplete, passed over, unfulfilled, not completed, unperformed, unattended to
Translations
outstanding [autˈstændɪŋ] adjexcepcional, destacado (= unfinished); pendiente

outstanding [autˈstændɪŋ] out adjremarquable, exceptionnel(le) (= unfinished) [work, business] → en suspens, en souffrance; [debt] → impayé(e); [problem] → non réglé(e);
your account is still outstanding → vous n'avez pas encore tout remboursé

outstanding [autˈstændɪŋ] adj (= exceptional) → hervorragend (= remaining); ausstehend;
your account is still outstanding → Ihr Konto weist noch Außenstände auf

outstanding [autˈstændɪŋ] adjeccezionale, di rilievo (= unfinished); non completo/a; non evaso/a; non regolato/a;
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, 현저한 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突出
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 미불의, 미해결의 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 付款
adv outˈstandingly
outstandingly good. uitstekend, uitsonderlik بصورةٍ مُمْتازَه، بِصورَةٍ بارِزَه изключително pozoruhodně fremragende; enestående besonders εξαιρετικά excepcionalmente, notablemente erakordselt بطور چشمگیر harvinaisen 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 突出


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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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