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out⋅stand⋅ing

  [out-stan-ding]
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–adjective
1. prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
2. marked by superiority or distinction; excellent; distinguished: an outstanding student.
3. continuing in existence; remaining unsettled, unpaid, etc.: outstanding debts.
4. (of securities and the like) publicly issued and sold or in circulation.
5. standing out; projecting: a stiff, outstanding fabric.
6. Archaic. that resists or opposes.
Origin:
1605–15; outstand + -ing 2

Related forms:
out⋅stand⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
out⋅stand⋅ing⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. eminent. 3. owing, due.
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out·stand·ing   (out-stān'dĭng, out'stān'-)   
adj.  
  1. Standing out among others of its kind; prominent. See Synonyms at noticeable.
  2. Superior to others of its kind; distinguished.
  3. Projecting upward or outward; standing out.
  4. Still in existence; not settled or resolved: outstanding debts; a long outstanding problem.
  5. Publicly issued and sold: outstanding stocks and bonds.
out·stand'ing·ly adv.
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