outgoing

Adjective

outgoing (comparative more outgoing, superlative most outgoing)

1. Extroverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably; outgiving.
   • Tom is very outgoing and enjoys meeting people; his brother, on the other hand, is painfully shy.
   • Quieter parents, who prefer a less stimulating lifestyle, may be baffled and challenged by these same outgoing kids.2003, Bernardo J. Carducci, Lisa Kaiser, The Shyness Breakthrough, page 124
2. (not comparable) Going out, on its way out.
   • Is there any outgoing post?
   • In the neighborhood of each defensive sea area the following entrances are designated for incoming and outgoing vessels: Atlantic. […] Designated entrance for outgoing vessels: The main entrance to the Panama Canal, between the breakwaters. Pacific. […] Designated entrance for outgoing vessels...1917 August 27, President of the United States (Woodrow Wilson), Executive Order 2692
3. (not comparable) Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that he/she will be replaced).
   • The outgoing politician wasn't too disappointed he'd lost the election; he was tired of political infighting.
   • […] it appears […] that, by an arrangement between the outgoing and incoming marshal, the latter was to have the fees earned upon all writs in the hands of the deputies of the former at the date the office changed hands. It further appeared that the outgoing marshal made no claim to these fees.1893, Henry Billings Brown, Supreme Court of the United States, United States v. Fletcher: Opinion of the Court

Noun

IPA/ˈaʊtˌɡəʊɪŋ/

outgoing (plural outgoings)

1. The act of leaving or going out; exit, departure.
   • the outgoings of the morning and evening1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 65:8
   • […] any present thirstings for God, or ardent outgoings of their souls after divine objects […]1749, Jonathan Edwards, An Account of the Life of the Late Rev. David Brainerd
2. (in plural) Money that leaves one's possession; expenditure, outlay, expense.
3. The extreme limit; the place of ending.
   • The outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea, at the south end of Jordan.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joshua 18:19