out·come

[out-kuhm]
noun
1.
a final product or end result; consequence; issue.
2.
a conclusion reached through a process of logical thinking.

Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English utcume. See out-, come


1, 2. See end1.
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outcome (ˈaʊtˌkʌm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
something that follows from an action, dispute, situation, etc; result; consequence

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Outcome is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Word Origin & History

outcome
1788, "that which results from something," originally Scottish, from out + come (v.). Popularized in Eng. by Carlyle (c.1830s). Used in M.E. in sense of "the act or fact of coming out."
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Example sentences
Even a small political shock could push over a domino causing a chain reaction that leads to one outcome or the other.
My first thought was that there was a placebo effect that influenced the outcome of these experiments.
In addition, the outcome looks progressive on those cases.
Blame for the accident could yet affect the outcome of the election.
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