outgo Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun money paid out; an amount spent
    spending; outlay; expenditure.
  2. verb be or do something to a greater degree
    exceed; surpass; outperform; outstrip; outmatch; surmount; outdo.
    • her performance surpasses that of any other student I know
    • She outdoes all other athletes
    • This exceeds all my expectations
    • This car outperforms all others in its class

WordNet

Out*go" transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect Outwent ; past participle Outgone ; present participle & verbal noun Outgoing
Definitions
  1. To go beyond; to exceed in swiftness; to surpass; to outdo.
  2. To circumvent; to overreach. Obs. Denham.
Out"go` noun
Wordforms
plural Outgoes
Definitions
  1. That which goes out, or is paid out; outlay; expenditure; -- the opposite of income. Lowell.

Webster 1913