outgo
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Our outgo is a small fraction of these figures.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 2, 2026
Commodities funds' data showed precious metal funds suffered outflows of $354 million in a ninth straight week of net selling, while energy funds had a second weekly outgo, although a marginal $5 million.
From Reuters ● Aug. 26, 2022
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
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
Neither one could rationally be expected, "just at present," to take up the family accounts and make the income square up with even a decently generous outgo.
From The Stolen Singer by Martha Idell Fletcher Bellinger
"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
Why," she said, "I suppose that some old-fashioned people still do their marketing, and people that have to look to their outgoes, and know what every mouthful costs them.
From Through the Eye of the Needle A Romance by William Dean Howells
The Indies have not made Spain rich; because her outgoes are greater than her incomes.
From One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed by C. A. Bogardus
My farm outgoes for the first season were, for implements, seed, work, etc., $14.72-1/2.
From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index by Henry Cabot Lodge
The Indies have not made Spain rich, because her outgoes are greater than her incomes.”
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 by Charles Herbert Sylvester
The zest, the fun, the excitement Sigurd infused into our human humdrum outwent all expectation.
From Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road by Katharine Lee Bates
No lawyer in New England had laid down such southern "Principles" for foundation of law; he outwent Mr. Sprague.
From The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence by Theodore Parker
The cutter Was as another Nature, dumb; outwent her, Motion and breath left out.
From Cymbeline by William Shakespeare
They met all together in the creek where the two brigantines were which outwent their fellows.
From A Narrative of the expedition of Hernando de Soto into Florida published at Evora in 1557 by A Gentleman of Elvas [pseud.]
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
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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Of his Moses she says: "It is the only thing in Europe so far which has entirely outgone my hopes."
From Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) by Julia Ward Howe
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
And now for some reflections upon popes, cardinals, and bishops, who in pomp and splendour have almost equalled if not outgone secular princes.
From In Praise of Folly Illustrated with Many Curious Cuts by Desiderius Erasmus
Lyly nor any of our late nineteenth-century "stylists" has outgone, perhaps none has touched, Eustathius in euphuism.
From The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) by George Saintsbury
The changing-of-command ceremony was memorable, including 17-gun salutes for each of the outgoing and incoming admirals and a 19-gun salute for my new friend, the CNO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
“We are heartbroken and devastated by the loss of Ashley. ... She was adventurous, outgoing, smart and driven, never letting obstacles get in her way,” the family’s statement read in part.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The couple formed part of a 99-strong group of guerrillas who struck a deal with outgoing President Gustavo Petro to disband two months ago.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
The outgoing principal private secretary had an annual pay package of £300,000 to £305,000.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
I was not like my outgoing, ironic dad or my tough-chick mom.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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