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outpay

outpay verb: to pay more than (someone).

Verb

outpay (third-person singular simple present outpays, present participle outpaying, simple past and past participle outpaid)

  1. (transitive) To pay more than (someone).

Forms of outpay

third-person singular presentoutpays
present participleoutpaying
past participleoutpaid
pastoutpaid

Origin of outpay

From out- + pay.

Questions about outpay

What does outpay mean?
Outpay means to pay more than (someone).
What part of speech is outpay?
Outpay is a verb.
What is the past tense of outpay?
The past tense of outpay is outpaid.

Words near outpay in the dictionary

  1. outpassions
  2. outpath
  3. outpaths
  4. outpatient
  5. outpatients
  6. outpay
  7. outpaying
  8. outpayment
  9. outpayments
  10. outpays
  11. outpeal

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