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outgoing
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Outgoing \Out"go`ing\, n.
1. The act or the state of going out.
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The outgoings of the morning and evening. --Ps. lxv.
8.
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2. That which goes out; outgo; outlay.
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3. The extreme limit; the place of ending. [Obs.]
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The outgoings of the border were at the north bay of
the salt sea, at the south end of Jordan. --Josh.
xviii. 19.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Outgo \Out*go"\, v. t. [imp. Outwent; p. p. Outgone; p. pr. & vb. n. Outgoing.] [1913 Webster] 1. To go beyond; to exceed in swiftness; to surpass; to outdo. [1913 Webster] 2. To circumvent; to overreach. [Obs.] --Denham. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
outgoing \out"go`ing\, a.
1. Going out; departing; leaving; as, the outgoing
administration; an outgoing steamer.
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2. Being sent out; as, outgoing mail; outgoing packages.
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3. Enjoying the company of others; pleasant and responsive to
others; sociable; friendly; convivial; cordial; -- of
people; as, an outgoing personality. Opposite of
reserved or cold.
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