What does outgo mean?

Definitions for outgo
ˈaʊtˌgoʊ; ˌaʊtˈgoʊout·go

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. outgo, spending, expenditure, outlayverb

    money paid out; an amount spent

  2. surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperformverb

    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"

GCIDE

  1. Outgonoun

    That which goes out, or is paid out; outlay; expenditure; -- the opposite of income; as, when one's outgo exceeds one's income, distress follows quickly. Lowell.

Wiktionary

  1. outgonoun

    The act or process of going out.

  2. outgonoun

    A quantity of a substance or thing that has flowed out; an outflow.

  3. outgonoun

    an expenditure, cost or outlay.

  4. outgoverb

    To go out, to set forth.

  5. outgoverb

    To go further; to exceed or surpass; go beyond.

  6. outgoverb

    To overtake; to travel faster than.

  7. outgoverb

    To outdo; exceed; surpass.

  8. Etymology: From outgon, from utgan, from ūt + gānan, equivalent to. Cognate with outgae, Dutch uitgaan, German ausgehen, utgå.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Outgoverb

    pret. outwent; part. outgone.

    Etymology: out and go.

    For frank, well ordered and continual hospitality, he outwent all shew of competence. Carew.

    While you practised the rudiments of war, you out-went all other captains; and have since found none but yourself alone to surpass. Dryden.

    Where they apply themselves, none of their neighbours out-go them. John Locke, on Education.

    Many ran afoot thither out of all cities, and out-went them, and came unto him. Mark vi. 33.

    Mollesson
    Thought us to have out-gone
    With a quaint invention. John Denham.

ChatGPT

  1. outgo

    Outgo refers to the amount of money that is spent or used; an expenditure or expense. It can also refer to the act of leaving or departing.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Outgo

    owt-gō′, v.t. to advance before in going: to surpass: to overreach.—v.i. to go out: to come to an end.—ns. Out′go, that which goes out: expenditure—opp. to Income; Out′goer; Out′going, act or state of going out: extreme limit: expenditure.—adj. departing—opp. to Incoming, as a tenant.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of outgo in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of outgo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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