- departing; leaving
- leaving or retiring from office
- friendly and sociable
- the act of going out
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out•go•ing /ˈaʊtˌgoʊɪŋ/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- going out;
departing:outgoing trains. - leaving or retiring from a position or office:[before a noun]the outgoing mayor.
- friendly;
sociable:a cheerful, outgoing child.
out•go•ing
(out′gō′ing or, for 5, -gō′-),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- going out;
departing:outgoing trains. - leaving or retiring from a position or office:A farewell party was given for the outgoing members of the board of directors.
- addressed and ready for posting:outgoing mail.
- of or pertaining to food prepared for delivery or consumption off the premises:outgoing orders at the pizza parlor.
- interested in and responsive to others;
friendly;
sociable:an outgoing personality.
n.
- British TermsUsually, outgoings. [Chiefly Brit.]expenses;
money expended. - the act of going out:The ship's outgoing proved more difficult than its incoming.
- something that goes out;
effluence:an outgoing measured in kilowatt hours.
- 1300–50; Middle English (gerund, gerundive); see out-, going
out•go
(out′gō′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -goes, v., -went, -gone, -go•ing.
n.
v.t.
n.
- the act or process of going out:Her illness occasioned a tremendous outgo of affectionate concern.
- money paid out;
expenditure:a record of income and outgo. - something that goes out;
outflow:The outgo of electrical energy had to be increased.
v.t.
- to go beyond;
outdistance:to outgo the minimum rquirements. - to surpass, excel, or outdo:Each child was encouraged to outgo the others.
- [Archaic.]to go faster than;
excel in speed.
- out- + go1 1520–30
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outgoing /ˈaʊtˌɡəʊɪŋ/ adj
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outgo vb /ˌaʊtˈɡəʊ/ ( -goes, -going, -went, -gone)
- (transitive) to exceed or outstrip
- cost; outgoings; outlay
- something that goes out; outflow