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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
Gabe Petek, the Legislature’s budget analyst, sees an immediate $18 billion gap between income and outgo that could mushroom to $35 billion if not closed.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
When the surplus was exposed as a phantom, the state was stuck with a chronic income/outgo gap that persists.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
In another part of the building, a fresh inspiration strikes and a blueprint gets tweaked, and, before long, a daunting $5 million project comes in at close to $9 million, well after outgo was supposed to have given way to income.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 10 May 2025
As the administration now concedes, the harsh reality is that the state faces multibillion-dollar gaps indefinitely — at least $10 billion a year — between income and outgo, thanks largely to the flurry of spending Newsom and Legislature embraced on the $97.5 billion surplus presumption.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
When the surplus was exposed as a phantom, the state was stuck with a chronic income/outgo gap that persists.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
In another part of the building, a fresh inspiration strikes and a blueprint gets tweaked, and, before long, a daunting $5 million project comes in at close to $9 million, well after outgo was supposed to have given way to income.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 10 May 2025
As the administration now concedes, the harsh reality is that the state faces multibillion-dollar gaps indefinitely — at least $10 billion a year — between income and outgo, thanks largely to the flurry of spending Newsom and Legislature embraced on the $97.5 billion surplus presumption.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outgo
Noun
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But longer-term expenses, such as insurance and facility maintenance, are carried by the property’s owners.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Uniforms are supplied; no out of pocket expenses.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Werner will be a welcome addition to the Quakes’ attack after the departure of Josef Martinez to Tijuana.—
Mercury News,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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The move marks a departure from past administrations, which have typically moved quickly to open Justice Department civil rights reviews of fatal encounters involving law enforcement, even when criminal charges were considered unlikely.—
Greg Wehner , Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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By March 2024, the state had already spent $3 million reimbursing ranchers for damages caused by wolves throughout the northern part of the state, as well as the cost of investing in nonlethal deterrents to keep them away, such as fencing, flags and other methods.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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The average cost of a home health aide is around $6,000 a month.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
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Lines died from drug withdrawal in the Las Colinas women’s jail in May, a day after her arrest.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Reiner family released a statement to PEOPLE following Jackson's withdrawal.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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There are more than 53 dairy processing plants either being built or adding capacity in the United States, representing some $10 billion of capital expenditure, Boyd said.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
9 Jan. 2026
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There are more than 53 dairy processing plants either being built or adding capacity in the United States, representing some $10 billion of capital expenditure, Boyd said.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Jim Harbaugh should have kicked a field goal instead of trying to get a 4th-and-goal in the early going.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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The musical’s handling of the romance is condensed in the early going.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Follow evacuation instructions without delay.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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West Altadena received no evacuation alerts while other areas were warned, with nearly all Eaton fire deaths occurring in this historically Black community.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Districts in Glendale, Paradise Valley and Scottsdale also expanded to fill a growing number of seats until new charter schools created an exodus of students, Brammer said.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Analysts say an exodus of billionaires could mean a loss of hundreds of millions of tax dollars.—
MIchael R. Blood,
Fortune,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Outgo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outgo. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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