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as in expense
a payment made in the course of achieving a result
last year the film company's outgoes exceeded its revenues by a wide margin
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2
as in departure
the act of leaving a place
the outgo of the town's only remaining manufacturing plant was a disaster
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Recent Examples of outgo
As revenues failed to meet expectations, the budget experienced a structural gap between income and outgo.
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024
As revenues flattened, particularly all-important personal income taxes, the gap between income and outgo could no longer be ignored.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
But in the past, the legislative analyst’s numbers have proven to be closer to the mark than those from governors, who have a vested interest in minimizing the adjustments needed to bring income and outgo into balance, and therefore the political angst that reduced spending entails.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024
Adding committed expenses like salaries, pension, and interest outgo to subsidies, 16 states saw their overall expense eat into 56% of their revenue in the financial year 2022-23, a note by SBI Research has suggested.
—Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 22 Aug. 2022
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024
As revenues flattened, particularly all-important personal income taxes, the gap between income and outgo could no longer be ignored.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
But in the past, the legislative analyst’s numbers have proven to be closer to the mark than those from governors, who have a vested interest in minimizing the adjustments needed to bring income and outgo into balance, and therefore the political angst that reduced spending entails.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024
Adding committed expenses like salaries, pension, and interest outgo to subsidies, 16 states saw their overall expense eat into 56% of their revenue in the financial year 2022-23, a note by SBI Research has suggested.
—Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 22 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outgo
Noun
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Another major talking point in the meeting was cost control given the expense of the current and upcoming power unit designs.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Furthermore, deporting 1 million individuals each year could lead to annual expenses reaching up to $88 billion.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Since Howard's departure in 2012, the Magic haven't won a playoff series.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The departures of Kuzma and Valančiūnas, as well as the additions of Middleton and Smart, set the stage for the Wizards to dramatically improve their ball movement and overall spirit.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Harden delayed a vote last week that would have opened the door for a borrowing plan to allow CPS to absorb the costs of the underfunded pension fund for municipal workers, mostly CPS employees.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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Having an emergency fund prevents the need to use credit cards for these costs, which can increase debt if not paid off quickly due to interest.—
Víctor Rosario,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Recent months have seen several reports of funding cuts and visa withdrawals leaving Afghan women at risk of deportation to Afghanistan - a country where women and girls are subjected to what only can be described as gender apartheid.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Common symptoms of depression include fatigue, difficulty concentrating, irritability, changes in appetite, sleep disturbances, social withdrawal and physical symptoms including unexplained headaches, digestive problems or other aches and pains, psychiatrist Dr. Judith Joseph tells USA TODAY.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The county’s contractual structure led to additional expenditures.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Deferring or delaying such expenditures in an effort to save money may adversely impact patient care.—
Robert Glatter and Peter Papadakos,
Time,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Unlike many games, which tend to ease players into their worlds by providing very little challenge in the early going, Darkest Dungeon ensures your characters are vulnerable from the jump.—
Alan Bradley,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2025
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But the club has struggled overall to date despite the fact that six of their nine primary regulars have posted OPS+ marks of 126 or better in the early going.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Fifty-eight hostages remain in Gaza, 24 of them presumed to be alive, including one American. Since March 18, the IDF has again increased its presence in Gaza, targeting areas across the strip and issuing evacuation orders.—
Kerem Inal,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Israel on Saturday ordered the evacuation of areas east of Khan Yunis ahead of an attack.—
Sam Mednick and Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Families were advised to paint the entrance of their homes with the blood of a lamb, when the exodus happened, so God would spare the lives of their firstborn sons, Alvarez said.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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And since Meta has no interest in buying TikTok, due to fears of basing business in China, Big Tech on Trial reported, Meta's only choice was to TikTok-ify its apps to avoid a mass exodus after Facebook users started declining for the first time in 2022.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Outgo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outgo. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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