OUTGO Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

outgo

noun

ˈau̇t-ˌgō

Definition of outgo

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 The resulting gaps between income and outgo become structural deficits — very much like what’s been happening with the state budget. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for outgo

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Noun

The Arkansas Medicaid program pays the premium and provides additional payments that reduce or eliminate enrollees' out-of-pocket expenses for medical care.

— Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2026
Yes, the Bengals landed right guard Dalton Risner near the end of last August, but finding a similar player this year would be unlikely, and Risner’s path to becoming a starter in 2025 came at the expense of early-season issues.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of expense

Noun

In 2023, Quality Control was acquired by Hybe America, led by Scooter Braun, before his departure as CEO in July 2025.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Harry and Meghan’s departure reflected both the larger struggle Black Brits and Americans face and the no-contact rifts that increasingly divide many families.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of departure

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The cost of building Elston Howard Field, previously named Heritage Field, was $51 million, according to a 2011 report in The New York Times.

— Sam Blum, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Oil prices and government borrowing costs climbed higher on Tuesday as traders’ hopes of a swift resolution to the US-Iran conflict fade.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of cost

Noun

That’s in addition to the earlier dismantling of USAID (which trained social mobilizers for surveillance and active case finding) and the withdrawal from the WHO (whose technical expertise informed laboratory strengthening and data systems).

— Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Putting This Research Into Action Fourteen years and 76,000 people show that the withdrawal effect in men is real and self-reinforcing.

— Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of withdrawal

Noun

Yet, despite decades of effort and millions in capital expenditures, true end-to-end lineage across a complex enterprise mosaic of custom builds and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products remained an elusive goal.

— Barney Krishnan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Traders will also get the latest reading on the personal consumption expenditures price index, which is slated for release next Wednesday.

— Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of expenditure

Noun

Then everything went eerily quiet, and an evacuation order came through due to fears that the North Tower might collapse.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026
Local fire agencies could make exceptions based on factors including fire risk, fire-response resources, evacuation routes, and fire-hardening of homes, but variations would require approval by city councils or county supervisors.

— Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of evacuation

Noun

OpenAI sees talent exodus watch now Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.

— Kate Rooney, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
During Panama’s bigger celebrations like Holy Week (Semana Santa), the exodus from the city means that many city businesses close.

— Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of exodus

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