outspend
verb
out·spend
ˌau̇t-ˈspend 
outspent; outspending; outspends
1
: to exceed the limits of in spending
outspends his income
2
: to spend more than
outspent the other candidates
Examples of outspend in a Sentence
He has outspent the other candidates in the election by millions of dollars.
Recent Examples on the Web
Who could ever have imagined that the Kansas City Royals would outspend 24 major league teams?
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Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2024
By a factor of 2.5, U.S. semiconductor companies outspend China on R&D.
—James Rogan, Washington Examiner, 13 Jan. 2024
The new ad reservation comes as Republicans have started to outspend Democrats on the airwaves in recent weeks, thanks in large part to an influx of money from the Senate Leadership Fund, a GOP super PAC aligned with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
—Bridget Bowman, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2022
As Billboard reported in a 2022 study with Luminate, LGBTQ+ audiences regularly outspend their straight-identifying counterparts on music, including merchandise, live shows and especially physical sales.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2023
Even though tourism from Asia hasn’t fully rebounded yet, travelers from the Asia-Pacific still spent $1.9 billion in 2023, continuing to outspend tourists from the Americas and Europe, according to Oxford Economics.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 30 Aug. 2023
Any team that outspends their pool by 0 to 5 percent would have to pay a 75% take over the overage.
—Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 25 July 2023
Ad spending is ramping up in the Kentucky governor's race, with two GOP outside groups launching new ad buys as Democrats outspend them on the airwaves.
—Bridget Bowman, NBC News, 7 July 2023
Former Meta human resources employees say the company’s unusually high salaries for developers building virtual reality products is part of a larger trend in which the company is willing to outspend competitors to lure the best talent for a wide range of jobs.
—Naomi Nix, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2024
By a factor of 2.5, U.S. semiconductor companies outspend China on R&D.
—James Rogan, Washington Examiner, 13 Jan. 2024
The new ad reservation comes as Republicans have started to outspend Democrats on the airwaves in recent weeks, thanks in large part to an influx of money from the Senate Leadership Fund, a GOP super PAC aligned with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
—Bridget Bowman, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2022
As Billboard reported in a 2022 study with Luminate, LGBTQ+ audiences regularly outspend their straight-identifying counterparts on music, including merchandise, live shows and especially physical sales.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2023
Even though tourism from Asia hasn’t fully rebounded yet, travelers from the Asia-Pacific still spent $1.9 billion in 2023, continuing to outspend tourists from the Americas and Europe, according to Oxford Economics.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 30 Aug. 2023
Any team that outspends their pool by 0 to 5 percent would have to pay a 75% take over the overage.
—Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 25 July 2023
Ad spending is ramping up in the Kentucky governor's race, with two GOP outside groups launching new ad buys as Democrats outspend them on the airwaves.
—Bridget Bowman, NBC News, 7 July 2023
Former Meta human resources employees say the company’s unusually high salaries for developers building virtual reality products is part of a larger trend in which the company is willing to outspend competitors to lure the best talent for a wide range of jobs.
—Naomi Nix, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Outspend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outspend. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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