OUTGO


Meaning of OUTGO in English

I. (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ verb

Etymology: Middle English outgon, outgan, from Old English ūtgān, from ūt out + gān to go — more at out , go

intransitive verb

: to go out

transitive verb

[ out- + go ]

1. archaic : to surpass in swiftness : outstrip

2. : to go beyond : outdo

imprinting an ambition and desire in each of them to outgo his fellow — Times Literary Supplement

II. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: out (III) + go (after go out )

1. : something that goes out

income and outgo of radiant solar energy — R.E.Coker

inflow and outgo of goods — A.F.Chapin

specifically : expenditure

the cash budget, which lists merely the cash revenues and outgoes — William Fellner

2.

a. : the act, action, or process of going out

the outgo of his nature to others was something extraordinary — Elizabeth Phelps

b. : departure

3. : outlet

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.