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adjective

prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.

marked by superiority or distinction; excellent; distinguished: an outstanding student.

continuing in existence; remaining unsettled, unpaid, etc.: outstanding debts.

(of securities and the like) publicly issued and sold or in circulation.

standing out; projecting: a stiff, outstanding fabric.

Archaic. that resists or opposes.

Origin:
1605–15; outstand + -ing²

Related forms

out·stand·ing·ly, adverb

out·stand·ing·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. eminent. 3. owing, due.

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outstanding (ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ)

—*adj*
1.	superior; excellent; distinguished
2.	prominent, remarkable, or striking
3.	still in existence; unsettled, unpaid, or unresolved
4.	(of shares, bonds, etc) issued and sold
5.	projecting or jutting upwards or outwards

out'standingly

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

outstanding

1571, "projecting, prominent, detached" (implied in outstand (v.)), from out + stand (v.). Figurative sense of "conspicuous, striking" is first recorded 1830. Meaning "unpaid, unsettled" is from 1797.

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