outgoing

[ out-goh-ing or for 5, -goh- ]

/ ˈaʊtˌgoʊ ɪŋ or for 5, -ˈgoʊ- /

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adjective

going out; departing: outgoing trains.

leaving or retiring from a position or office: A farewell party was given for the outgoing members of the board of directors.

addressed and ready for posting: outgoing mail.

of or relating to food prepared for delivery or consumption off the premises: outgoing orders at the pizza parlor.

interested in and responsive to others; friendly; sociable: an outgoing personality.

noun

Usually outgoings. Chiefly British. expenses; money expended.

the act of going out: The ship's outgoing proved more difficult than its incoming.

something that goes out; effluence: an outgoing measured in kilowatt hours.

Origin of outgoing

1300–50; Middle English (gerund); see out-, going

Words nearby outgoing

outfrown, outgas, outgeneral, outgiving, outgo, outgoing, outgoings, outgrow, outgrowth, outguess, outgun

Definition for out-going (2 of 2)

outgo

[ out-goh ]

/ ˈaʊtˌgoʊ /

noun, plural out·goes.

the act or process of going out: Her illness occasioned a tremendous outgo of affectionate concern.

money paid out; expenditure: a record of income and outgo.

something that goes out; outflow: The outgo of electrical energy had to be increased.

verb (used with object), out·went, out·gone, out·go·ing.

to go beyond; outdistance: to outgo the minimum rquirements.

to surpass, excel, or outdo: Each child was encouraged to outgo the others.

Archaic. to go faster than; excel in speed.

Origin of outgo

First recorded in 1520–30; out- + go¹

Example sentences from the Web for out-going

The out-going current of water from the gills passes through channels that open on either side of the mouth-frame.

The Life of Crustacea |William Thomas Calman
That was only the out-going traffic, there was quite as much traffic returning to the City.

Social Life in England Through the Centuries |H. R. Wilton Hall
The out-going troop was routed from bed and fortified with a hot breakfast.

The Plow-Woman |Eleanor Gates
Even the wind and rain are crying after the out-going of the Brace blood from the farm of Brackenside.

A Fair Mystery |Bertha M. Clay

The rapture of the fire was their rest; their out-going was still consciously through universal being.

Imaginations and Reveries |(A.E.) George William Russell

British Dictionary definitions for out-going (1 of 2)

outgo

verb (ˌaʊtˈɡəʊ) -goes, -going, -went or -gone

(tr) to exceed or outstrip

noun (ˈaʊtˌɡəʊ)

cost; outgoings; outlay

something that goes out; outflow

British Dictionary definitions for out-going (2 of 2)

outgoing

/ (ˈaʊtˌɡəʊɪŋ) /

adjective

departing; leaving

leaving or retiring from office the outgoing chairman

friendly and sociable

noun

the act of going out

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

outgoing

adjective

noun

Origin of outgoing

Words nearby outgoing

Definition for out-going (2 of 2)

noun, plural out·goes.

verb (used with object), out·went, out·gone, out·go·ing.

Origin of outgo

Example sentences from the Web for out-going

British Dictionary definitions for out-going (1 of 2)

verb (ˌaʊtˈɡəʊ) -goes, -going, -went or -gone

noun (ˈaʊtˌɡəʊ)

British Dictionary definitions for out-going (2 of 2)

adjective

noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

outgoing

adjective

noun

Origin of outgoing

Words nearby outgoing

Definition for out-going (2 of 2)

noun, plural out·goes.

verb (used with object), out·went, out·gone, out·go·ing.

Origin of outgo

Words related to out-going

Example sentences from the Web for out-going

British Dictionary definitions for out-going (1 of 2)

verb (ˌaʊtˈɡəʊ) -goes, -going, -went or -gone

noun (ˈaʊtˌɡəʊ)

British Dictionary definitions for out-going (2 of 2)

adjective

noun