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outstanding

American  
[out-stan-ding] / ˌaʊtˈstæn dɪŋ /

adjective

  1. prominent; conspicuous; striking.

    an outstanding example of courage.
    Synonyms:
    eminent

  2. marked by superiority or distinction; excellent; distinguished.

    an outstanding student.

  3. continuing in existence; remaining unsettled, unpaid, etc..

    outstanding debts.
    Synonyms:
    due, owing

  4. (of securities and the like) publicly issued and sold or in circulation.

  5. standing out; projecting.

    a stiff, outstanding fabric.

  6. Archaic. that resists or opposes.

outstanding British  
/ ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ /

adjective

  1. superior; excellent; distinguished

  2. prominent, remarkable, or striking

  3. still in existence; unsettled, unpaid, or unresolved

  4. (of shares, bonds, etc) issued and sold

  5. projecting or jutting upwards or outwards

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Other Word Forms

  • outstandingly adverb
  • outstandingness noun

Etymology

Origin of outstanding

First recorded in 1605–15; outstand + -ing 2

Example Sentences

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She has a master of arts in Business and Economics Journalism from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, where she received the Philip Greer Memorial Scholarship for outstanding financial writing.

From The Wall Street Journal

The hospitals in the New York/New Jersey area are outstanding.

From MarketWatch

The firm plans to cover about half of the repurchase requests it received for the current quarter, representing about 7% of shares outstanding.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We do an outstanding job of understanding the risk, buying down the risk, mitigating the risk, and putting together controls to manage the risk."

From BBC

An asylum appeal can relate to more than one person and The Refugee Council estimates the 80,333 outstanding appeals correspond to more than 100,000 people once family members are factored in.

From BBC

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