outcome
- a final product or end result; consequence; issue.
- a conclusion reached through a process of logical thinking.
Origin of outcome
Synonym study
Related Words for outcome
reaction, result, issue, event, conclusion, fallout, end, sequel, score, aftermath, payback, upshot, payoff, aftereffect, blowoffExamples from the Web for outcome
Contemporary Examples of outcome
In Rome, he writes, the chicken “predicted the outcome of battles.”
We stand by our filmmakers and their right to free expression and are extremely disappointed by this outcome.
The outcome of the rum feud is critical for both Bacardi and Pernod Ricard, because the winner could net billions in future sales.
I do not support the belief that violent protest is justified regardless of the outcome of the Ferguson grand jury.
Race relations in Saint Louis could hinge on the outcome of this announcement.
Historical Examples of outcome
In its poor degree let its outcome be in truth and friendliness.
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald
Aggie sniffed, as if such an outcome were the merest bagatelle.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
The outcome of that objective vision was Hamlet—a masterpiece of self-revealing.
The Man ShakespeareFrank Harris
His speaking telegraph was likewise the outcome of these researches.
Heroes of the TelegraphJ. Munro
Is that consolatory view of the matter the outcome of philosophy, or of virtue?
The Slave Of The LampHenry Seton Merriman
outcome
- something that follows from an action, dispute, situation, etc; result; consequence