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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2
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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Moreover, the lower price point helps reduce churn, retaining users who might otherwise cancel as expenses increase.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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There are also several billion dollars worth of expenses and network operational efficiencies that should make this deal highly accretive to earnings per share.—
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CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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However, the consistent arctic air masses have driven our actual average down to just 15 degrees, a full 10-degree departure from the norm.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Also on Saturday, airlines cancelled 35 departures (83%) from Northwest Arkansas National Airport and 34 arrivals (89%).—
Anne Li,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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There’s a reason why communities are increasingly pushing back against plans to build data centers; costs borne by the community far outweigh the benefits to the community.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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The bill includes incentives for schools to lower the cost of a degree and to ensure that graduates meet certain average income thresholds, a nudge to help students attain degrees in fields that offer enhanced opportunities.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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At the time, the tech industry warned that this new regulation would drive companies overseas, accelerating the mass withdrawal of capital from an already moribund tech sector and start-up ecosystem.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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Because the rulebook contains no penalty or safeguard for late withdrawals that alter points distribution, the IIU dismissed the complaint.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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About half of the county’s expenditure will help pay for tiny homes for the site and improvements such as wastewater treatment, parking, paths, decks and fencing.—
Richard Halstead,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Markets have grown increasingly skeptical about whether surging capital expenditure by hyperscalers will continue to translate into earnings growth.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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In the early going, as Sullivan inherits a difficult salary-cap situation to navigate, that will be about drafting and developing.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Ewin had a crafty dunk in the late going, pretending a handoff pass to Wagner, but instead pivoting, easily shaking his defender and rising for a thunder dunk.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
21 Jan. 2026
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Zar described the reopening as both joyful and reflective, acknowledging the emotional weight carried by families who lived through evacuation, loss, and uncertainty.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In preparations to support astronauts aboard SLS and the rocket's launch platform, engineers recently found a problem with, and replaced the brakes on, the crew escape baskets that zipline astronauts away from the tower in emergency evacuation situations, NASA's update said.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The exodus of film and TV production from California is a real and painful thing.—
Todd Longwell,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2026
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The mass exodus of Baby Boomers, coupled with widespread instructor burnout, are just two significant reasons Morris cites for the profound classroom shift.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Outgo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outgo. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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