outspend
verb/ˌaʊtˈspend/
/ˌaʊtˈspend/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they outspend | /ˌaʊtˈspend/ /ˌaʊtˈspend/ |
| he / she / it outspends | /ˌaʊtˈspendz/ /ˌaʊtˈspendz/ |
| past simple outspent | /ˌaʊtˈspent/ /ˌaʊtˈspent/ |
| past participle outspent | /ˌaʊtˈspent/ /ˌaʊtˈspent/ |
| -ing form outspending | /ˌaʊtˈspendɪŋ/ /ˌaʊtˈspendɪŋ/ |
- outspend somebody/something to spend more money on something than somebody else
- The US far outspends its peer nations when it comes to healthcare costs per capita.
- The Democratic campaign was simply outspent on advertising by its opponents.
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