I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: Middle English, from out (III) + going, gerund of gon, goon to go (after gon out to go out) — more at go
1. : the act or action of going out
the outgoing of the tide
couldn't keep up with her incomings and outgoings
2. : something that goes out : issue
a mind whose outgoings in talk showed her to be warmer and more sympathetic — H.S.Canby
3. outgoings plural
a. : expenditures, outlays
the necessary domestic outgoings of the week — Times Literary Supplement
b. English law : expenditures (as for rates and taxes) necessary for the upkeep of a property
II. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: out (I) + going, present participle of go (after go out )
1.
a. : going outward : departing
outgoing correspondence
an outgoing tide
an outgoing ship
b. : retiring or withdrawing from a place or position
the outgoing president
the outgoing sixth grade class
the outgoing generation
2. : socially responsive and demonstrative : not reserved : extroverted
a boy who was potentially outgoing but impeded by fears of his own impulsiveness — Miriam G. Siegel
as a person he was warm and outgoing — E.R.Mowrer
• out·go·ing·ness noun -es