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outgoing

USOWT-goh-ing/ˈaʊtˌɡoʊɪŋ/UKowt-GOH-ing/aʊtˈɡəʊɪŋ/
As a nounOWT-goh-ing
As a verbowt-GOH-ing

Noun pluraloutgoings

7 meanings of outgoing

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Friendly and talkative, and comfortable meeting and chatting with new people.

    Like someone who says hello to everyone in the room.

    Her outgoing personality makes it easy for her to make friends.

    He is so outgoing that he chats with everyone at the party.

    Similarsociable, extroverted, gregarious, friendly, talkative

    Oppositeshy, introverted, reserved, retiring

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Leaving or moving away from a place.

    Like water draining out of a sink.

    The outgoing flight was delayed by two hours.

    Outgoing mail is collected every afternoon at three.

    Similaroutbound, departing, outward

    Oppositeincoming, inbound

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Soon to leave a job or position because someone new was chosen.

    Like a player leaving the field as a new one comes on.

    The outgoing mayor gave a farewell speech at city hall.

    Outgoing senators packed up their offices before the new term began.

    Similardeparting, retiring

    Oppositeincoming

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  4. 4
    nouncountableplural
    Money that you pay out or spend.

    Rent and food are her biggest monthly outgoings.

    When his outgoings went up, he started cooking at home more.

    Similarexpenses, expenditure, costs, outlays, spending

    Oppositeincome, revenue, earnings

  5. 5
    nouncountable
    The act of leaving or going out of a place.

    Like the moment you step out the door to leave.

    The outgoing of the guests left the hall suddenly quiet.

    Her quiet outgoing from the meeting went unnoticed.

    Similardeparture, exit

    Oppositearrival, entrance

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  6. 6
    verb
    The -ing form of outgo. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
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  7. 7
    nouncountable
    The farthest point where something ends.

    Like the end of a road where it stops.

    They walked to the outgoing of the valley where the path stopped.

    A low fence marked the outgoing of his land.

    Similaredge, limit, boundary, border, extremity

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outgoing is a form of outgo

outgo, verb: To go out or set off from a place. Full entry

Forms
outgooutgoes he/she/itoutgoing -ing formoutwent past tenseoutgone past participle
Spelling
outgo → outgoing: add -ing

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Origin

It comes from "outgo" plus "-ing," made from "out" and "going."