outbound

adjective

out·​bound ˈau̇t-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce outbound (audio)
: outward bound
outbound traffic

Examples of outbound in a Sentence

The airline has canceled all outbound flights.
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Inbound travel bookings surged by more than 100% year-over-year, while outbound hotel and air ticket bookings topped 120% of the pre-COVID level for the same period in 2019, the company said. Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 Six people were injured and trapped in a wreck on outbound Independence Boulevard in Charlotte on Saturday, MEDIC said. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2025 More deals in the pipeline Automotive was the second-most active sector for Chinese outbound investment in the second quarter this year, according to a separate Rhodium study released late July. Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025 American Airlines previously tested a one-stop protocol at Heathrow for outbound international connections. Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for outbound

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of outbound was in 1598

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“Outbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outbound. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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outbound

adjective
out·​bound ˈau̇t-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce outbound (audio)
: outward bound
outbound traffic

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