1
as in expense
a payment made in the course of achieving a result
last year the film company's outgoes exceeded its revenues by a wide margin
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as in departure
the act of leaving a place
the outgo of the town's only remaining manufacturing plant was a disaster
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Recent Examples of outgo
As revenues failed to meet expectations, the budget experienced a structural gap between income and outgo.
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024
As revenues flattened, particularly all-important personal income taxes, the gap between income and outgo could no longer be ignored.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
But in the past, the legislative analyst’s numbers have proven to be closer to the mark than those from governors, who have a vested interest in minimizing the adjustments needed to bring income and outgo into balance, and therefore the political angst that reduced spending entails.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024
Adding committed expenses like salaries, pension, and interest outgo to subsidies, 16 states saw their overall expense eat into 56% of their revenue in the financial year 2022-23, a note by SBI Research has suggested.
—Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 22 Aug. 2022
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024
As revenues flattened, particularly all-important personal income taxes, the gap between income and outgo could no longer be ignored.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
But in the past, the legislative analyst’s numbers have proven to be closer to the mark than those from governors, who have a vested interest in minimizing the adjustments needed to bring income and outgo into balance, and therefore the political angst that reduced spending entails.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024
Adding committed expenses like salaries, pension, and interest outgo to subsidies, 16 states saw their overall expense eat into 56% of their revenue in the financial year 2022-23, a note by SBI Research has suggested.
—Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 22 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outgo
Noun
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Slow down just enough to ensure that growth doesn’t come at the expense of your people.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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The $27 million in costs for capital projects is offset by a reduction of $11.9 million in water fund expenses, Pavlicek said.—
Phil Rockrohr,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2025
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Still, Connolly's departure could pave the way for a younger leader as older Democrats continue to announce retirements in the wake of the 2024 election loss, which saw the issue of age at the forefront.—
Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Moore and Mahon’s departures are hugely significant for the Brit TV landscape and the annoucements come within just two months of each other.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Shoppers are calling it an excellent value for the cost — which is even better than usual right now.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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New parents also shell out for medical costs, diapers, clothing and feeding supplies.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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Many sailors initially headed for Norway’s northern ports, which were close to an early counteroffensive brought to an end by the fall of France and the Allied withdrawal.—
Heather Farmbrough,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The decision follows the withdrawal of Trump's initial pick, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, from Senate consideration.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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The Village Board voted unanimously on April 8 to approve $163 million in expenditures, up $16.5 million from last year’s budget of $146.5 million, according to Village Manager Cara Pavlicek.—
Phil Rockrohr,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2025
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In fiscal year 2024, of the $2 billion in total research expenditures at the university, $1.2 billion came in through federal research grants, with $762 million from NIH alone.—
Brady Thomas West,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
Noun
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The Wild didn’t look good in the early going, and Gustavsson kept this game close with 16 first-period saves.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Luckily, the storytelling of the match took this into account, as the early going was built around Edge looking for cracks in the Undertaker’s armor.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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During his presentation, Singh also gave development updates on Gaganyaan mission infrastructure including launch pad interfaces, a mission control center, crew evacuation contingencies and communications systems.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
8 May 2025
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The evacuation took place after construction workers in the building's first-floor parking garage noticed cracking in a supporting column.—
James Bickerton
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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In the past month, many of these universities have been ordered to relinquish their academic independence, stripped of federal funds, had their students seized on the streets, and watched as faculty have begun an exodus to foreign academic institutions beyond the reach of the U.S. government.—
Drew Bernstein,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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More from Personal Finance: Consumers are spending as trade wars raise recession risk Where young adults are most likely to live with parents Consumers making financial changes in response to tariffs The exodus in Q1 marked the 10th consecutive quarter of outflows.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Outgo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outgo. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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