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outstanding

outstanding

83 3.9
Not yet paid and still owed
  • adjective
  • /aʊtˈstændɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : pendiente
  • In contrast, American banks alone have more than $5 trillion in outstanding loans and investments.
  • outstanding debt
  • outstanding balance
  • outstanding amount

And it's going to be more difficult than normal because there's so much debt outstanding.

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Examples

  • As a result, the increase in demand deposits outstanding in recent years has been limited.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Please call me back about an outstanding balance.

  • A second notice for three outstanding tickets.

  • Is there an outstanding account at all?

  • You can see here on the left hand side that the nurse currently has two outstanding requests.

  • China has a lot of outstanding loans to Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.

  • Um, I'm tryin' to settle up some outstanding bills.

  • You've got four outstanding speeding tickets, all gone to warrant.

  • If the invoices held match the outstanding commitments, one has met this goal reasonably well.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The hotel still has an outstanding payment of $150 that needs to be settled.

Synonyms

due
vsoutstanding
469 1.3

Owed and needing to be paid

focuses specifically on money that remains unpaid rather than deserved items
overdue
vsoutstanding
103 2.7

Not done, paid, or returned by the expected time

is neutral about timing and only indicates money still owed
unpaid
vsoutstanding
50 1.8

Money that someone still owes and has not paid

is the general label for money that remains owed
payable
vsoutstanding
  • Formal
16 4.1

Money that is owed and must be paid by a set date

is a more general term for money that remains unpaid
delinquent
vsoutstanding
16 6.8

Not paying money owed after the due date

simply describes money owed without implying failure to pay
receivable
vsoutstanding
  • Specialized
6 6.5

Money that a company expects to receive from customers

views the matter from the payer side as money still owed
in arrears
vsoutstanding
  • Formal
4 7.4

Being late paying money you owe

refers to money owed without implying lateness or schedule breach
undischarged
vsoutstanding
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A debt that has not been paid yet

covers money still owed rather than broader unsettled obligations
owing
vsoutstanding
2.4

Money not yet paid

is the basic term for money that has not been paid

Antonyms

1 1.0

Getting money for work you do

3.4

Decided so there is no more doubt or argument

Compounds

A very good piece of work that people praise in public or get an award for

How Settled

settlement
  • Specialized
34 3.5
unsettledness
  • Specialized
7.4
pending
18 3.0
outstanding
  • Specialized
83 3.9
nonpayment
3 4.1

Surface Forms

outstanding positive

Morphology

outstanding = outstand (opaque) = out + stand + ing

Although formed from 'out' + 'stand' + '-ing', the financial sense 'not yet paid' is idiomatic and not directly derivable from the components by an average learner.

Etymology

Outstanding in the money sense also comes from out and standing, meaning it still 'stands' and has not been finished. So an outstanding bill is one that is still 'owed' and needs to be paid.