What does outright mean?
Definitions for outright
ˈaʊtˌraɪt; ˈaʊtˈraɪt, -ˌraɪtout·right
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Princeton's WordNet
outright, straight-out, unlimitedadverb
without reservation or exception
outrightadverb
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
"buy outright"
outrightadverb
without reservation or concealment
"she asked him outright for a divorce"
instantaneously, outright, instantly, in a flashadverb
without any delay
"he was killed outright"
GCIDE
outrightadjective
Downright; plain; unqualified; utter; straight-out; as, an outright lie.
Wiktionary
outrightverb
To release a player outright, without conditions.
outrightadverb
Wholly, completely and entirely.
I refute those allegations outright.
outrightadverb
Openly and without reservation.
I have just responded outright to that question.
outrightadverb
At once.
Two people died outright and one more later.
outrightadverb
With no outstanding conditions.
I have bought the house outright.
outrightadverb
Blatantly; inexcusably.
That was an outright stupid thing to say.
outrightadjective
Unqualified and unreserved.
I demand an outright apology.
outrightadjective
Total or complete.
We achieved outright domination.
outrightadjective
Having no outstanding conditions.
I made an outright purchase of the house.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Outrightadverb
Etymology: out and right.
When these wretches had the rope about their necks, the first was to be pardoned, the last hanged outright. J. Bull.
By degrees accomplish’d in the beast,
He neigh’d outright, and all the steed exprest. Addison.
Wikipedia
Outright
Outright was an accounting and bookkeeping application that assists small businesses and sole proprietors with managing their business's income and expenses. It also provided them with a means to organize and categorize expenses for filing a Schedule C. It was acquired by GoDaddy in 2012 for approximately $20 million and has been rebranded as GoDaddy Online Bookkeeping. In May 2022, GoDaddy announced the software would be discontinued on June 18, 2022.
ChatGPT
outright
Outright generally means completely or wholly, without any reservation or exception. It can also refer to something being open and direct, or an immediate outright payment or ownership. The term can be used in different contexts, but always implies a sense of totality or straightforwardness.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Outright
owt′rīt, adv. immediately: at once: completely.—adj. free from reserve: positive, undisguised.
CrunchBase
Outright
Outright.com provides a simple online bookkeeping application.Outright is designed for very small businesses - entrepreneurs, self employed folks, online sellers, and other people who have to file a Schedule C. It automatically imports all of your data from Amazon, eBay, Etsy, PayPal, banks, and credit cards so that you can track your income and expenses, see how your business is doing, and be organized at tax time. It has an online version and an iPhone app, which makes it perfect for anyone who is out and about while running their business.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of outright in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of outright in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of outright in a Sentence
The reality is that facial recognition technology is too dangerous to be used at all. Like nuclear or biological weapons, it poses such a profound threat to the future of humanity that it should be banned outright, lawmakers need to stop pandering to Big Tech companies and corrupt law enforcement agencies and do their jobs.
They likely do not need outright wins in either of the first two states, but that is not the only type of winning. One can win or lose relative to expectations as well.
There is a direct correlation between efforts to boycott and divest from Sanction Israel on campus and increased hate crimes against Jews, including swastikas painted on Jewish centers and fraternities, Jewish students being harassed and intimidated, and several cases of outright violence, the pseudo-academic delegitimizaton of Sanction Israel fuels this fire, and has created a situation where some pro-Israel students are afraid to voice their opinions in the classroom.
I think there's probably a spectrum of witnesses in terms of those who are not telling the full truth and those who are outright liars.
You cannot have land given on a freehold basis to another country in a high security zone. The project has to be completely looked at, When you sell land or give it in outright grant in a high security zone next to the port, it is a problem.
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- صريحArabic
- completament, directament, francament, immediatamentCatalan, Valencian
- total, völlig, gänzlich, geradeheraus, eindeutig, sofort, ganz, uneingeschränkt, freiheraus, schreiend, blank, glatt, ganz und gar, vollständig, auf der Stelle, endgültig, gleich, klar, ohne Umschweife, rundweg, als Ganzes, komplettGerman
- tuteEsperanto
- heti, päästää, vapauttaa, ehdottomasti, välittömästi, täysin, kokonaisuudessaan, avoimesti, suoraan, selvä, kokonaanFinnish
- ouvertement, complètement, immédiatementFrench
- प्रत्यक्षHindi
- rögtön, nyíltan, egyenesenHungarian
- sekaligusIndonesian
- pubblica, pubblico, apertamente, completamente, immediatamenteItalian
- abertamente, completamentePortuguese
- desăvârșit, deschis, complet, sincerRomanian
- potpuno, kompletno, odjednom, imedijantnoSerbo-Croatian
- helt och hållet, fullständigtSwedish
- 彻底Chinese
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