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Outspend means to spend more money than someone else. Common in politics. Irregular: outspend-outspent-outspent.
Meanings
- To spend more than another
- To exceed in expenditure
- To have larger budget than
Common Collocations
outspend opponents
outspend the competition
heavily outspend
outspend on advertising
outspend rivals
Tip for Learners
Common in political campaigns: "The incumbent outspent the challenger." Also business: outspend on marketing. Follows same pattern as "spend".
Present Simple
| I | outspend |
| you | outspend |
| he/she/it | outspends |
| we | outspend |
| they | outspend |
Examples - Present Simple
- I outspend my budget every month.
- You outspend your competitors.
- She outspends the entire team.
- We outspend the marketing budget.
- They outspend all rivals.
Present Continuous
| I | am outspending |
| you | are outspending |
| he/she/it | is outspending |
| we | are outspending |
| they | are outspending |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am outspending the competition.
- You are outspending rivals.
- She is outspending everyone.
- We are outspending competitors.
- They are outspending opponents.
Present Perfect
| I | have outspent |
| you | have outspent |
| he/she/it | has outspent |
| we | have outspent |
| they | have outspent |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have outspent the competition.
- You have outspent everyone.
- She has outspent rivals.
- We have outspent competitors.
- They have outspent all.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been outspending |
| you | have been outspending |
| he/she/it | has been outspending |
| we | have been outspending |
| they | have been outspending |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been outspending rivals.
- You have been outspending everyone.
- She has been outspending competitors.
- We have been outspending the market.
- They have been outspending constantly.
Past Simple
| I | outspent |
| you | outspent |
| he/she/it | outspent |
| we | outspent |
| they | outspent |
Examples - Past Simple
- I outspent the competition.
- You outspent everyone.
- She outspent her rivals.
- We outspent competitors.
- They outspent all opponents.
Past Continuous
| I | was outspending |
| you | were outspending |
| he/she/it | was outspending |
| we | were outspending |
| they | were outspending |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was outspending everyone.
- You were outspending rivals.
- She was outspending competitors.
- We were outspending the budget.
- They were outspending opponents.
Past Perfect
| I | had outspent |
| you | had outspent |
| he/she/it | had outspent |
| we | had outspent |
| they | had outspent |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had outspent everyone.
- You had outspent rivals.
- She had outspent competitors.
- We had outspent opponents.
- They had outspent all.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been outspending |
| you | had been outspending |
| he/she/it | had been outspending |
| we | had been outspending |
| they | had been outspending |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been outspending rivals.
- You had been outspending everyone.
- He had been outspending competitors.
- We had been outspending the market.
- They had been outspending constantly.
Future Simple
| I | will outspend |
| you | will outspend |
| he/she/it | will outspend |
| we | will outspend |
| they | will outspend |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will outspend everyone.
- You will outspend rivals.
- She will outspend competitors.
- We will outspend the market.
- They will outspend all.
Future Continuous
| I | will be outspending |
| you | will be outspending |
| he/she/it | will be outspending |
| we | will be outspending |
| they | will be outspending |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be outspending rivals.
- You will be outspending everyone.
- He will be outspending competitors.
- We will be outspending the budget.
- They will be outspending opponents.
Future Perfect
| I | will have outspent |
| you | will have outspent |
| he/she/it | will have outspent |
| we | will have outspent |
| they | will have outspent |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have outspent everyone.
- You will have outspent rivals.
- She will have outspent competitors.
- We will have outspent the budget.
- They will have outspent all.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been outspending |
| you | will have been outspending |
| he/she/it | will have been outspending |
| we | will have been outspending |
| they | will have been outspending |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been outspending rivals.
- You will have been outspending everyone.
- He will have been outspending competitors.
- We will have been outspending the market.
- They will have been outspending constantly.