outfit

USOWT-fit/ˈaʊtfɪt/

8 meanings of outfit

1
nouncountable
A set of clothes you wear together, often with matching accessories.
Like all the matching pieces of a costume that go together.
She picked out a bright outfit for the party.
His outfit was warm enough for the snowy hike.
Similarensemble, getup
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2
nouncountable
A set of tools or equipment you need for a certain job.
Like a toolbox that holds everything for one job.
The repair outfit had every tool he needed.
She bought a camping outfit before the long trip.
Similarkit, set
3
verbtransitive
To give someone the clothes, tools, or things they need.
Like giving a new player everything they need to start.
They outfit every new worker with safety gear.
The school will outfit each classroom with new computers.
Similarequip, supply, furnish, provide
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4
nouncountable
A group of people who work closely together as one team.
Like a sports team where everyone plays their part.
Our whole outfit met up before the long march.
He joined a small outfit of volunteers last year.
Similarunit, team, crew, squad, company
5
nouncolloquialcountable
A company or business, often a small one.
He started his own building outfit after college.
That outfit sells the best pizza in town.
Similarfirm, company, business, operation, organization
6
nouncountable
A group that plays a sport together as one team.
Like a team in a video game where everyone plays for the same side.
Their outfit won every game this season.
He plays for a local soccer outfit.
Similarteam, side, squad, club
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nounhistoricalCanadacountable
In the old fur trade, one business year, or the supplies needed for it.
Like a year's worth of food and tools sent to a faraway camp.
The post ran low on goods before the outfit ended.
Traders waited for the next outfit to arrive by canoe.
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8
nouncountable or uncountable
A score that shows how badly surprising, far-off results fit a model.
Like how one very tall person can change the average height of a small group.
The outfit value was high because of one strange answer.
Teachers checked the outfit before trusting the test scores.
Oppositeinfit
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Origin

It comes from the phrase "fit out," made from "out-" plus "fit."