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to outraise

to outraise

3 5.0
To collect more money than someone else or another group
  • verb
  • /ˌaʊtˈreɪz/
: recaudar más
  • In the fundraising competition, they hope to outraise their opponents through innovative strategies.

Examples

  • It was terrific to see the GOP Super PACs fail, and I was confident from the beginning that the Obama campaign could outraise as well as out-organize these groups.

    Blog text (17)

  • The fact that Warren, even while getting a late start, could outraise Brown with his close ties to big corporate money by a lot has some very big implications for the future prospects of progressives beating big money.

    Blog text (12)

  • The charity aims to outraise last year's totals by encouraging more donations this time.

  • The candidate's campaign managed to outraise all others with a series of successful events.

How Much

to outraise
3 5.0
to raise
∞ 2.9
to collect
272 2.1

Surface Forms

outraise infinitive
outraised past
outraised past participle
outraising present participle
outraises third person singular

Morphology

outraise = raise (transparent) = out + raise

The productive prefix 'out-' meaning 'to surpass' combines with the familiar verb 'raise' to yield 'raise more than', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word outraise puts out- ('more than') before raise ('to collect' or 'to lift'), much like outdo or outrun. So, to outraise someone is to collect more money or resources than they do.