outcome

[out-kuhm]

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noun

a final product or end result; consequence; issue.

a conclusion reached through a process of logical thinking.

Origin of outcome

First recorded in 1175–1225, outcome is from the Middle English word utcume. See out-, come

Synonym study

1, 2. See end¹.

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Examples from the Web for outcome

Contemporary Examples of outcome

In Rome, he writes, the chicken “predicted the outcome of battles.”
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity
William O’Connor
December 27, 2014
We stand by our filmmakers and their right to free expression and are extremely disappointed by this outcome.
Sony: Hollywood’s Most Subversive Studio Under Attack
Marlow Stern
December 23, 2014
The outcome of the rum feud is critical for both Bacardi and Pernod Ricard, because the winner could net billions in future sales.
Why Congress Hates Your Cuban Rum
Tim Mak
December 19, 2014
I do not support the belief that violent protest is justified regardless of the outcome of the Ferguson grand jury.
Justice Was Served in Ferguson—This Isn’t Jim Crow America
Ron Christie
November 25, 2014
Race relations in Saint Louis could hinge on the outcome of this announcement.
Ferguson Tensions in Black and White
Seth Ferranti
November 21, 2014

Historical Examples of outcome

In its poor degree let its outcome be in truth and friendliness.
Weighed and Wanting
George MacDonald
Aggie sniffed, as if such an outcome were the merest bagatelle.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
The outcome of that objective vision was Hamlet—a masterpiece of self-revealing.
The Man Shakespeare
Frank Harris
His speaking telegraph was likewise the outcome of these researches.
Heroes of the Telegraph
J. Munro
Is that consolatory view of the matter the outcome of philosophy, or of virtue?
The Slave Of The Lamp
Henry Seton Merriman

British Dictionary definitions for outcome

outcome

noun

something that follows from an action, dispute, situation, etc; result; consequence

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Word Origin and History for outcome

1788, "that which results from something," originally Scottish, from out + come (v.). Popularized in English by Carlyle (c.1830s). Used in Middle English in sense of "act or fact of coming out" (c.1200). Old English had utancumen (n.) "stranger, foreigner."