outraise

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verb

To raise more of something than (someone else); often used specifically in reference to fundraising

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

verboutraise (third-person singular simple present outraises, present participle outraising, simple past and past participle outraised)

present singular third person outraises · participle present outraising · participle past outraised · past outraised

  1. transitiveTo raise more of something than (someone else); often used specifically in reference to fundraising

    Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts also greatly outraised President Bush over the Internet in 2004.

    2007 July 13, Michael Luo, “Democrats Lead in Raising Money Online”, in New York Times

Origin

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

From out- + raise.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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