outspend
/aʊtˈspɛnd/
outspend verb: to spend more than some limit or than another entity.
Verb
outspend (third-person singular simple present outspends, present participle outspending, simple past and past participle outspent)
- To spend more than some limit or than another entity.
- Statistics show that political candidates who greatly outspend their opponents win more frequently.
- As he admitted, he had been not only outspent and outslandered, but outmaneuvered.2009, Leslie Derfler, Paul Lafargue and the Flowering of French Socialism, 1882-1911, page 143
Forms of outspend
| third-person singular present | outspends |
|---|---|
| present participle | outspending |
| past participle | outspent |
| past | outspent |
Origin of outspend
From out- + spend.
Questions about outspend
- What does outspend mean?
- Outspend means to spend more than some limit or than another entity.
- What part of speech is outspend?
- Outspend is a verb.
- How do you pronounce outspend?
- Outspend is pronounced /aʊtˈspɛnd/ (US).
- What is the past tense of outspend?
- The past tense of outspend is outspent.
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