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outgoings

British  
/ ˈaʊtˌɡəʊɪŋz /

plural noun

  1. expenditure

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Chelsea's outgoings were also part of the problem.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Officials said their outgoings included about £5,000 in energy costs with the rest covering food, site maintenance, medical care and other operating costs.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Manchester City have been busy with incomings and outgoings, signing Semenyo and Marc Guehi and selling forward Oscar Bobb to Fulham for £27m.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

Mr Groves BBC Radio Surrey: "We always expected taxes to go up at some stage to pay for all the various outgoings that have gone on through Covid, so I'm not completely surprised," he said.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

In her outgoings and incomings she had always, as a matter of convenience, used this postern, and had kept the key of it.

From The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan by Wingfield, Lewis

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