outgo

[ out-goh ]

noun

, plural out·goes.

1. the act or process of going out:

   Her illness occasioned a tremendous outgo of affectionate concern.

2. money paid out; expenditure:

   a record of income and outgo.

3. something that goes out; outflow:

   The outgo of electrical energy had to be increased.

verb (used with object)

, out·went, out·gone, out·go·ing.

1. to go beyond; outdistance:

   to outgo the minimum rquirements.

2. to surpass, excel, or outdo:

   Each child was encouraged to outgo the others.

3. Archaic. to go faster than; excel in speed.

outgo

verb

1. tr to exceed or outstrip

noun

1. cost; outgoings; outlay
2. something that goes out; outflow

Word History and Origins

Origin of outgo¹

First recorded in 1520–30; out- + go ¹

Example Sentences

With $400 a day coming in, and a very small outgo for expenses, the chums were making money hand over fist.

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The new outgo must be distributed evenly over the entire volume of traffic thereafter handled.

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And then, finally, how about the large item of capital cost, the proportion of outgo for fixed charges?

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We have seen that approximately two-thirds of the outgo is incurred on behalf of the property as a whole.

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The first step in constructing a tariff, therefore, is to separate these two portions of the variable outgo.

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Related Words

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