outspent

[ out-spent ]

adjective

1. worn-out; exhausted.

Word History and Origins

Origin of outspent¹

First recorded in 1645–55; out- + spent

Example Sentences

She made it through the primary, and was outspent 3-to-1 in the general.

From Voice of San Diego

Gómez lost her congressional race big, while being outspent heavily by Sara Jacobs.

From Voice of San Diego

So don’t stop believin’ if your candidate of choice is outspent.

From ProPublica

Heavily outspent, Montgomery Steppe won anyway, and it wasn’t close.

From Voice of San Diego

As of July 29, Spano had outspent Franklin, $824,000 to $483,000, and the incumbent’s allies at the anti-tax Club for Growth also invested more than $270,000.

From FiveThirtyEight

Peter Shumlin has been doing a lousy job and voters turned against him, even though he outspent his opponent five to one.

From The Daily Beast

The result was that the colorful incumbent was vastly outspent and lost by more than 30 points.

From The Daily Beast

Brat was dramatically outraised and outspent by the House majority leader.

From The Daily Beast

He also heavily outspent Bevin and went ferociously negative.

From The Daily Beast

Unable to raise significant money from the Republican establishment, Cuccinelli was outspent more than ten-to-one.

From The Daily Beast

Until at last, outspent with energy, he draws a deep breath of exhaustion, and realizes that he is weariness itself.

From Project Gutenberg

Thirty feet above the water his strength was almost outspent, but he struggled to raise himself one more time, and then another.

From Project Gutenberg

The sheriff and his nine men sank down on the grassy slope, gasping, outspent.

From Project Gutenberg