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outstay

[out-stey]

out·stay

[out-stey]
verb (used with object)
1.
to stay longer than.
2.
to stay beyond the time or duration of; overstay: to outstay one's welcome.

Origin:
1590–1600; out- + stay1
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outstay (ˌaʊtˈsteɪ)
 
vb
1.  to stay longer than
2.  to stay beyond (a limit)
3.  outstay one's welcome See overstay

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