verbWord forms: -spends, -spending or -spent(transitive)
to spend more money than
Japanese tourists outspend Chinese tourists.
outspend in American English
(ˌautˈspend)
transitive verbWord forms: -spent, spending
1.
to outdo in spending; spend more than
They seemed determined to outspend their neighbors
2.
to exceed (one's resources) in spending
He quickly outspent his fortune
Word origin
[1580–90; out- + spend]This word is first recorded in the period 1580–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classical, filibuster, humanist, motor, referenceout- is a prefixal use of the adverb out, occurring in various senses in compounds (outcast; outcome; outside), and serving also to form many transitive verbs denoting a going beyond, surpassing,or outdoing in the particular action indicated (outbid; outdo; outgeneral; outlast; outstay; outrate)
Examples of 'outspend' in a sentence
outspend
Will the war on credit outspend the war on terror?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Men already reportedly outspend them on hairdryers and shoes.
The Sun (2014)
We have competitive rules that don't allow you to outspend teams.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The country, rich in resources, has somehow never managed to control its tendency to outspend its means.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
Our marketing budget is as limited as you'd expect for a start-up — we certainly can't afford to outspend our rivals.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Successful entrepreneurs and investors will no longer vie to outspend each other in restaurants, on helicopters and at charity auctions.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They always outspend us, about 50 per cent a year, so we have to be smart.