outperform

verb

out·​per·​form ˌau̇t-pər-ˈfȯrm How to pronounce outperform (audio)
ˌau̇t-pə-
outperformed; outperforming; outperforms

transitive verb

: to perform better than
Today a kid who flips burgers can save enough money to buy a motorcycle that will outperform all but a couple of pricey sports cars.James R. Petersen

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The bank upgraded shares of the grocery chain, which specializes in organic products, to outperform from sector perform, while cutting its price target to $148 from $176. Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025 But polls have pointed to a single-digit race in New Jersey, where Ciattarelli outperformed polling in his 2021 run. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 And in San Diego Unified — the region’s largest school district, and the state’s second largest — students outperformed both the county and state. Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025 However, human abilities still outperform this technology, so use apps as a learning tool, not a crutch. JSTOR Daily, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outperform

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of outperform was in 1937

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“Outperform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outperform. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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