outstrip

[out-strip]

verb (used with object)

outstripped, outstripping 

1. to outdo; surpass; excel.

2. to outdo or pass in running or swift travel.

   A car can outstrip the local train.

3. to get ahead of or leave behind in a race or in any course of competition.

4. to exceed.

   a demand that outstrips the supply.

outstrip

/ ˌaʊtˈstrɪp /

verb

1. to surpass in a sphere of activity, competition, etc

2. to be or grow greater than

3. to go faster than and leave behind

Word History and Origins

Origin of outstrip¹

First recorded in 1570–80; out- + strip ¹

Example Sentences

Overall, jewelry is the best-performing category in the U.S. luxury market at the moment, and is outstripping sales of handbags and clothing, according to consulting firm Bain & Co.

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It also insisted that doubling the number of recruits would far outstrip the needs and could hurt the Swiss economy.

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It was intended to stop the spending of the top clubs increasingly outstripping everyone else as their revenues grow.

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Meanwhile, the investment euphoria for the emerging technology of artificial intelligence has outstripped the proven demand from end customers.

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Tech companies are facing an enormous investment need that will outstrip even their considerable existing resources.

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Related Words

• exceed 
• outdo 
• overtake 
• transcend