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outgoing

[out-goh-ing, -goh-]

adjective

  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 relating 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.



noun

  1. Chiefly British.Usually outgoings. expenses; money expended.

  2. the act of going out.

    The ship's outgoing proved more difficult than its incoming.

  3. something that goes out; effluence.

    an outgoing measured in kilowatt hours.

outgoing

/ ˈʊˌɡəʊɪŋ /

adjective

  1. departing; leaving

  2. leaving or retiring from office

    the outgoing chairman

  3. friendly and sociable

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of going out

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of outgoing1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English (gerund); out- + going
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It reinstates a project that was cancelled last summer by Rachel Reeves, because it had not been funded by the outgoing Conservative government.

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Or, as Paul Johnson, the outgoing director of the IFS puts it, "this will be one of the tightest spending reviews in modern times, outside of the austerity period of the early 2010s".

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Mr Fried said the outgoing chairman was "spearheading" the Doge initiative and expressed concerns that the scheme "might not turn out how I wanted it to" without him.

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The outgoing conservative president, Andrzej Duda, has used his blocking powers to prevent the prime minister from delivering on many of his key campaign promises.

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The outgoing Liverpool right-back is admired for his offensive ability and is expected to complete a switch to Real Madrid this summer.

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