outearn

O1U1T1E1A1R1N1

verb

To make more money than, to earn more than.

“Generally those with more responsibility outearn those with less.”

OriginEnglish earn ← Middle English ut- ← Old English ūt- →
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Meanings

verboutearn (third-person singular simple present outearns, present participle outearning, simple past and past participle outearned or outearnt)

present singular third person outearns · participle present outearning · participle past outearned · past outearned · participle past outearnt · past outearnt

  1. transitiveTo make more money than, to earn more than.

    Generally those with more responsibility outearn those with less.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Englishearn
  8. Englishoutearn

From out- + earn.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

earnoutTouraneOrtenauuronate
Cite this entry
APA

outearn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outearn

MLA

“outearn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outearn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outearn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outearn.

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