Etymology
Origin of outspend
Example Sentences
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"Amazon has once again indicated it is willing to outspend its rivals with an eye-watering $200 billion in planned capex spending for 2026, far exceeding expectations."
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
But the issue is how to persuade owners to spend another $100 million when the Dodgers still might outspend them by $300 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
His love of stand-up comedians led Netflix to outspend HBO and essentially take over what was seen as a niche business of comedy specials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
The action is between the people donating, trying to outspend each other.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2024
It’s tough being so rich you can outspend anyone, but not so rich you can afford to buy a third-rate social network without a little help.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2023
China thus far has been outspending the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Bass bounded into office in 2022, buoyed by a broad coalition and Democratic wall of support that helped her drub billionaire mall mogul Rick Caruso, despite Caruso massively outspending her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2025
Trone is co-founder and co-owner of wine retailer Total Wine and poured more than $61 million of his own money into the race, far outspending Alsobrooks.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024
His campaign keeps outspending what he's raised, buildling on the epically bad money management of his 2020 campaign.
From Salon ● May 26, 2023
They are outspending the Los Angeles Dodgers as things stand in 2023; they’re the first “small-market” team to rank in the top five in payroll since 2014.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2023
But another former Democratic presidential hopeful has outspent him overall, as billionaire Michael Bloomberg pumped about $1 billion of his own fortune into his unsuccessful 2020 White House bid.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
Like Cruz, Toth was wildly outspent yet won by a wide margin.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
Rival Publicis has outspent others, pouring billions into acquiring technology, data, e-commerce and digital consulting firms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
The opponents were vastly outspent by the ballot measure’s supporters, who contributed nearly $136 million to various efforts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
King Cole was not a merrier old soul than Illustrissimo of that day; he outspent princes; and his agent, while he harried the tenants to supply his master's demands, plundered Illustrissimo frightfully.
From Venetian Life by Howells, William Dean
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