outgo

noun

ˈau̇t-ˌgō How to pronounce outgo (audio)
Definition of outgonext
1
as in expense
a payment made in the course of achieving a result last year the film company's outgoes exceeded its revenues by a wide margin

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2
as in departure
the act of leaving a place the outgo of the town's only remaining manufacturing plant was a disaster

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Recent Examples of outgo The structural deficit — an ongoing gap between income and outgo — has existed ever since, totaling $125 billion, according to Petek. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 22 May 2026 In another part of the building, a fresh inspiration strikes and a blueprint gets tweaked, and, before long, a daunting $5 million project comes in at close to $9 million, well after outgo was supposed to have given way to income. — Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 10 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for outgo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outgo
  1. expense
  2. departure
  3. cost
  4. withdrawal
  5. expenditure
  6. going
  7. evacuation
  8. exodus
Noun
  • Headline figures such as tasks completed, queries handled or hours saved can look impressive while concealing errors, rework, poor customer outcomes and escalating operating expenses.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • But there are ways to convert part of your nest egg into a predictable income stream that, when coupled with Social Security, can cover your essential expenses in retirement.
    — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Definition of expense
Noun
  • Kevin De Bruyne’s departure in summer 2025, Bernardo Silva’s this off-season and questions over Rodri’s future mean City need to rebuild the most important part of their creaking winning machine.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Back on the calendar with presentations are Leonard, which has not yet announced a creative director following the departure of Georg Lux in December; Chinese label Didu, and fashion veteran Xuly Bët.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 24 July 2026
Definition of departure
Noun
  • His campaign has proposed property tax freeze for seniors, no-cost diagnostic mammograms and less regulation on businesses.
    — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • High tariffs have also driven up the cost of some goods, though not by as much as many feared.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Definition of cost
Noun
  • The withdrawal of funding was made in response to Russia’s participation in this year’s Biennale for the first time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2026
  • Her cause of death was determined to be seizures due to alcohol withdrawal.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of withdrawal
Noun
  • That raises the question of whether their expenditures will ever be matched by the spending that companies and individuals will do to use generative artificial intelligence.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
  • Even putting aside those risks, capital expenditures related to the AI buildout, robust consumer spending and rising wages driven by a tight labor market have kept inflation above the Fed’s 2% mandate.
    — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 24 July 2026
Definition of expenditure
Noun
  • An array of pillars, permanent marks, the imposing Napoleonic-era Spitbank Fort, as well as the comings-and-goings of ferries and even the hovercraft going back and forth between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • But audience appetite for great stories, and for the communal experience of cinema-going, is strikingly resurgent and our filmmaking talent continues to be among the world’s best.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
Definition of going
Noun
  • Last week, authorities ordered the evacuation of almost 60,000 people near the city of Bordeaux, whose vineyards produce approximately 700 million bottles of wine per year, according to investment advising firm Vineyards Bordeaux.
    — Martina Di Licosa, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • The Self-Defense Forces (SDF) —Japan's military — is installing about 300 air-conditioning units in evacuation centres and other key sites around Kumamoto.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of evacuation
Noun
  • Miami-Dade lost roughly 10,000 residents last year — an exodus that experts say skews young.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • People fled the country, in an exodus that would eventually involve a fifth of the population.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of exodus

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