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- [out-goh]
- /ˈaʊtˌgoʊ/
- /ˈaʊtgəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [out-goh]
- /ˈaʊtˌgoʊ/
Definitions of outgo word
- noun plural outgo the act or process of going out: Her illness occasioned a tremendous outgo of affectionate concern. 1
- noun plural outgo money paid out; expenditure: a record of income and outgo. 1
- noun plural outgo something that goes out; outflow: The outgo of electrical energy had to be increased. 1
- verb with object outgo to go beyond; outdistance: to outgo the minimum rquirements. 1
- verb with object outgo to surpass, excel, or outdo: Each child was encouraged to outgo the others. 1
- verb with object outgo Archaic. to go faster than; excel in speed. 1
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Origin of outgo
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; out- + go1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Outgo
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
outgo popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
outgo usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for outgo
verb outgo
- beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- surpass — to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree; be greater than; exceed.
- exceed — Be greater in number or size than (a quantity, number, or other measurable thing).
- excel — Microsoft Excel
- outdistance — to leave behind, as in running; outstrip: The winning horse outdistanced the second-place winner by five lengths.
noun outgo
- payment — something that is paid; an amount paid; compensation; recompense.
- amount — The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get.
- consumption — The consumption of fuel or natural resources is the amount of them that is used or the act of using them.
- cost — The cost of something is the amount of money that is needed in order to buy, do, or make it.
- disbursement — the act or an instance of disbursing.
Antonyms for outgo
verb outgo
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- fall behind — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- accept — If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
noun outgo
- savings — tending or serving to save; rescuing; preserving.