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outspend

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Canada, General-American: /aʊtˈspɛnd/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AW1 T S P EH2 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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verb

Meaning 1

To spend more than some limit or than another entity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Statistics show that political candidates who greatly outspend their opponents win more frequently.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English spend English outspend From out- + spend.