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outgo

outgo

1 7.0
Money that a person or company spends
  • noun
  • /ˈaʊtɡoʊ/
translation icon : gasto
  • It was a straightforward calculation of income and outgo, the purest kind of rational thinking in spite of my condition that night.
  • income and outgo

Examples

  • The committee prepared a detailed analysis of the organization's outgo for the upcoming financial year.

  • And so one, stop the outgoing money that's frivolously going out.

  • So this is actually helped me over the years realize that I love spending money on experiences, vacations, dining, outgoing out to eat, all that.

  • So this has actually helped me over the years realize that I love spending money on experiences, vacations, dining, outgoing out to eat, all that.

  • Teachers' incomes seldom keep up with their outgo.

    Academic text (1992)

  • And while I'm trying to save more, my outgo on essentials is rising while the interest on my savings is tanking.

    Blog text (8)

  • The financial report showed that our total outgo increased significantly over the last quarter.

  • She carefully monitored her monthly outgo to ensure she stayed within her budget.

Synonyms

spending
vsoutgo
∞ 1.7

Money used to buy goods and services

names the quantity paid out rather than the action of paying
expenditure
vsoutgo
114 5.6

Money that a person or organization spends

is limited to amounts paid out in money rather than other resources
payout
vsoutgo
48 3.4

An amount of money paid to someone as a reward, compensation, or winnings

is a general expenditure and not specifically a payment to a person
outlay
vsoutgo
19 6.9

An amount of money spent on something

is a general term for money paid out, not only specific purchases
outflow
vsoutgo
  • Specialized
13 4.6

Movement of water, gas or money out of a place

refers to a monetary amount paid rather than a physical flow or movement
outgoings
vsoutgo
  • UK
3.5

Regular payments you must make, like rent or bills

is a single amount spent rather than recurring regular payments

Antonyms

income
∞ 1.2

Money a person or family receives regularly from work and investments

savings
606 1.0

Money put aside, often in a bank, to use later or for emergencies

How Much

expenditure
114 5.6
outgo
1 7.0
spending
∞ 1.7
expense
524 2.7
outlay
19 6.9
cost
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

outgo singular
outgoes plural

Morphology

outgo = go (opaque) = out + go

The meaning of 'outgo' as 'expenditure' is not transparent from 'out-' and 'go'.

Etymology

Outgo as a noun comes from out- ('out') and go ('to move'), so it literally means what 'goes out' — the money that leaves you; that's why outgo means your spending or expenditure, the opposite of income.