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- [out-kuhm]
- /ˈaʊtˌkʌm/
- /ˈaʊt.kʌm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [out-kuhm]
- /ˈaʊtˌkʌm/
Definitions of outcome word
- noun outcome a final product or end result; consequence; issue. 1
- noun outcome a conclusion reached through a process of logical thinking. 1
- noun outcome The way a thing turns out; a consequence. 1
- noun outcome result 1
- noun outcome equation, logic 1
- countable noun outcome The outcome of an activity, process, or situation is the situation that exists at the end of it. 0
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Origin of outcome
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
First recorded in 1175-1225, outcome is from the Middle English word utcume. See out-, come
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Parts of speech for Outcome
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
outcome popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
outcome usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for outcome
noun outcome
- consequence — The consequences of something are the results or effects of it.
- result — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
- product — a thing produced by labor: products of farm and factory; the product of his thought.
- conclusion — When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.
- upshot — the final issue, the conclusion, or the result: The upshot of the disagreement was a new bylaw.
verb outcome
- predestine — to destine in advance; foreordain; predetermine: He seemed predestined for the ministry.
- inescapableness — The quality of being inescapable.
- cupping — the process of applying a cupping glass to the skin
- moirai — Classical Mythology. the personification of fate. Moirai, the Fates.
- predestinate — Theology. to foreordain by divine decree or purpose.
Antonyms for outcome
noun outcome
- cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- source — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- origin — something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin.
- start — to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
Top questions with outcome
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