outstrip
pronunciation
How to pronounce outstrip in British English:
UK [ˌaʊtˈstrɪp]
How to pronounce outstrip in American English:
US [ˌaʊtˈstrɪp]
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- Verb:
- be or do something to a greater degree
- go far ahead of
Word Origin
- outstrip
- outstrip: see strip
- outstrip (v.)
- 1570s, "to pass in running," from out + Middle English strip "move quickly," of unknown origin. Figurative sense of "to excel or surpass in anything" is from 1590s. Related: Outstripped; outstripping.
Example
- 1. The theory is that advertising revenue will outstrip subscription revenue .
- 2. Its current purchases outstrip the supply of new bonds by around 5 billion per month .
- 3. Both sums outstrip the czech republic 's annual consumption of ginseng of about 1.4 tonnes a year .
- 4. Most economists predict that by 2025 the country will outstrip japan to become the world 's third-largest economy .
- 5. If left unchecked , those increases will eventually outstrip the available energy on a planet .