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outperformance

outperformance noun: the act or state of outperforming.

Noun

outperformance (uncountable)

  1. The act or state of outperforming
    • Investors in overseas stock markets had more to show for their wandering spirit as those markets continued a long run of outperformance.2007 April 8, Conrad De Aenlle, “A (Relatively) Good Quarter for Foreign Stocks”, in New York Times

Origin of outperformance

From out- + performance.

Questions about outperformance

What does outperformance mean?
Outperformance means the act or state of outperforming.
What part of speech is outperformance?
Outperformance is a noun.

Words near outperformance in the dictionary

  1. outpension
  2. outpensioner
  3. outpensioners
  4. outpensions
  5. outperform
  6. outperformance
  7. outperformed
  8. outperformer
  9. outperformers
  10. outperforming
  11. outperforms

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