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outnumber


out·num·ber

verb \ˌau̇t-ˈnəm-bər\

Definition of OUTNUMBER

transitive verb
: to exceed in number
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Examples of OUTNUMBER

  1. With 20 girls and 10 boys in the class, girls outnumber boys by 2 to 1.

First Known Use of OUTNUMBER

1670

Rhymes with OUTNUMBER

call number, cucumber, encumber, prime number

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