outgo

Outgo, n.; pl. Outgoes (.

That which goes out, or is paid out; outlay; expenditure; -- the opposite of Ant: income. Lowell.

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Outgo, v. t. [imp. Outwent; p. p. Outgone; p. pr. & vb. n. Outgoing.]

1. To go beyond; to exceed in swiftness; to surpass; to outdo.

2. To circumvent; to overreach. [Obs.] Denham.

Shades of meaning

Fernald has no entry of its own for outgo; he lists it under expense.

Where he writes about it:

Outlay is used of some definite expenditure, as for the purchase of supplies; outgo of a steady drain or of incidental expenses. — from expense

Synonyms

expense cost expenditure outlay

Antonyms

gain income proceeds product profit profits receipt receipts return returns

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