[out-goh-ing or, for 5, -goh-] 
| 1. | going out; departing: outgoing trains. |
| 2. | leaving or retiring from a position or office: A farewell party was given for the outgoing members of the board of directors. |
| 3. | addressed and ready for posting: outgoing mail. |
| 4. | of or pertaining to food prepared for delivery or consumption off the premises: outgoing orders at the pizza parlor. |
| 5. | interested in and responsive to others; friendly; sociable: an outgoing personality. |
| 6. | Usually, outgoings. Chiefly British. expenses; money expended. |
| 7. | the act of going out: The ship's outgoing proved more difficult than its incoming. |
| 8. | something that goes out; effluence: an outgoing measured in kilowatt hours. |
[out-goh] noun, plural -goes, verb, -went, -gone, -go⋅ing.| 1. | the act or process of going out: Her illness occasioned a tremendous outgo of affectionate concern. |
| 2. | money paid out; expenditure: a record of income and outgo. |
| 3. | something that goes out; outflow: The outgo of electrical energy had to be increased. |
| 4. | to go beyond; outdistance: to outgo the minimum rquirements. |
| 5. | to surpass, excel, or outdo: Each child was encouraged to outgo the others. |
| 6. | Archaic. to go faster than; excel in speed. |
| out·go (out-gō') tr.v. out·went (-wěnt'), out·gone (-gôn', -gŏn'), out·go·ing, out·goes (-gōz') To go beyond; exceed or surpass. n. (out'gō')pl. out·goes
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