outgoing
going out; departing: outgoing trains.
leaving or retiring from a position or office: A farewell party was given for the outgoing members of the board of directors.
addressed and ready for posting: outgoing mail.
of or relating to food prepared for delivery or consumption off the premises: outgoing orders at the pizza parlor.
interested in and responsive to others; friendly; sociable: an outgoing personality.
Usually outgoings. Chiefly British. expenses; money expended.
the act of going out: The ship's outgoing proved more difficult than its incoming.
something that goes out; effluence: an outgoing measured in kilowatt hours.
Origin of outgoing
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How to use outgoing in a sentence
To-morrow he would learn definitely what passengers the out-going boat had carried.
Six Women | Victoria CrossNot many days after their out-going, a sail was sighted and all speed was made to capture her.
Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea | Charles H. L. JohnstonWe found the out-going trail of the beaver man—or of a single horse, anyway,151 but no shoe prints with it.
Pluck on the Long Trail | Edwin L. SabinThey—they must have fallen out going up that infernal Niederwald.
The Travelling Companions | F. AnsteyBack to Meechum's Station, from body and top of the out-going train floated wild cheering.
The Long Roll | Mary Johnston
British Dictionary definitions for outgoing
/ (ˈaʊtˌɡəʊɪŋ) /
departing; leaving
leaving or retiring from office: the outgoing chairman
friendly and sociable
the act of going out
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