outgo
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Our outgo is a small fraction of these figures.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 2, 2026
Data for commodities funds showed, gold and precious metal funds recorded a sixth weekly outflow, valued at $382 million, while energy funds had a marginal outgo of $48 million.
From Reuters ● Aug. 5, 2022
U.S. growth funds faced massive outflows for a third consecutive week, amounting $5.13 billion, while value funds had about $2 billion worth of net outgo.
From Reuters ● Apr. 29, 2022
The federal budget is a very detailed estimate of receipts and expenditures, an anticipation of federal income and outgo, during the next fiscal year.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2016
But also it means a certain small outgo from the Assembly," was the reply; "there's the rub.
From The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries by Francis Rolt-Wheeler
"States need to contain and rationalise their subsidy outgoes, so that such spending does not crowd out more productive expenditure."
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025
He never questioned pecuniary outgoes —seldom worried as to the state of his bank-account so long as there was plenty.
From Mark Twain, a Biography — Volume III, Part 1: 1900-1907 by Albert Bigelow Paine
The difference between the first amount and the sum of the two others is profit, and it is never determined in any other way than by subtracting outgoes from a gross income.
From Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy by John Bates Clark
But, when it was completed, the old story had been told again, of expenses going far beyond expectations, and, instead of anticipated rest, toil and struggle to pay debts, and provide for constant outgoes.
From Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous by Sarah K. Bolton
They are not farre assunder: a curst wife Is evermore mans worst aflyctyon, And shee that outgoes myne in bytternes May fryght the whole worlde.
From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 by A. H. (Arthur Henry) Bullen
And the people saw them going, and many knew them, and they ran together there on foot from all the cities, and outwent them.
From His Life A Complete Story in the Words of the Four Gospels by William Eleazar Barton
According to Baillie, also, the Baptists outwent even the Brownists in the power in church matters they gave to women.
From The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 by David Masson
But being much given up to women, and an idle habit of life, his expenses quickly outwent his profits, and thus in the space of some months reduced him to downright want.
From Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences by Arthur L. Hayward
Yes, but all Was vainely labour'd in me; you outwent me, Nor could my wishes reach you; yet a little I did by imitation.
From The Two Noble Kinsmen by Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works)
Mr. Smith's character grew upon his friends by intimacy, and outwent the strongest prepossessions which had been conceived in his favour.
From Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 by Samuel Johnson
As they parted in the riotous dawn, Mario gave Lauro's city soccer team a $200,000 South American soccer player in token of friendship, and the mayor, not to be outgone, promised Mario a yacht.
From Time Magazine Archive
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But this, though not arduous, had outgone his ambition, nature having gifted him with a remarkable power of extracting nourishment from food, which is now called assimilation.
From Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Damaris gazed upon him with brown, incredulous eyes, and when she spoke her words came somewhat breathlessly, having quite outgone the courtly affectation of similes run mad.
From Sir Mortimer by Mary Johnston
For me, while some of my friends have thought me exacting, I may say Ossoli has always outgone my expectations in the disinterestedness, the uncompromising bounty, of his every act.
From Woman in the Ninteenth Century and Kindred Papers Relating to the Sphere, Condition and Duties, of Woman. by Margaret Fuller
This downright fighting fool, this thick-skulled hero, This blunt, unthinking instrument of death, With plain dull virtue has outgone my wit.
From All for Love Or, the World Well Lost A Tragedy by John Dryden
The prospect of a final between the top two seeds is tantalising enough but that it is the outgoing number one taking on her successor makes it all the more mouth-watering.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Postal workers would then check samples from large batches of outgoing ballots against that information before accepting them for delivery.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Dismissed as “not a product guy,” the outgoing CEO proved that supply-chain mastery could take Apple to new heights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Karoline Leavitt, the president’s outgoing White House press secretary, said the United States has “more than enough firepower” to carry out any operation the president wishes to order.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Censors read all incoming and outgoing mail, to ensure it contained no secret information.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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