outrate
verb
out·rate
ˌau̇t-ˈrāt 
outrated; outrating
: to have a better rating than
It also was the first NBC scripted show to outrate a lead-in from "The Voice."—
Toni Fitzgerald
Toni Fitzgerald
Examples of outrate in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Japan’s game against Korea registered a 44.4 TV rating in Japan, which outrated all sports competitions during the Tokyo Olympics.
—Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 18 Mar. 2023
In the run-up to Thursday night, the Biden campaign embraced the popular ratings narrative and predicted that Trump would outrate Biden.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 16 Oct. 2020
Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 18 Mar. 2023
In the run-up to Thursday night, the Biden campaign embraced the popular ratings narrative and predicted that Trump would outrate Biden.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 16 Oct. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1873, in the meaning defined above
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“Outrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outrate. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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