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out⋅went

[out-went]
–verb
pt. of outgo.

out⋅go

[out-goh] noun, plural -goes, verb, -went, -gone, -go⋅ing.
–noun
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.
–verb (used with object)
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.

Origin:
1520–30; out- + go 1
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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
  1. Something that goes out, especially an expenditure or a cost.

  2. The act or process of going out.

out·went   (out-wěnt')   
v.  Past tense of outgo.
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