Dictionary Entry
outcomes
Part of SpeechnounPronunciationowt-kumzWord FrequencyCommon (4.95)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)That which is produced or occurs as a result of an event or process.
In a Sentence
“A quality automobile is the outcome of the work of skilled engineers and thousands of workers.”
Published Usage Examples
“And if anybody says that the inequality in outcomes is because of racial differences in, say, intelligence, well that just proves they are evil and must have quotas imposed uponthem.”
“One of the outcomes is an online forum of 100 outlook pages exploring a wide range of scientific disciplines and technologies, from dark energy to climate change to technologies of cooperation to ecosystem modeling to programmable materials.”
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Origin
From Old English 'ut' (out) and 'cuman' (to come), meaning 'that which comes out'.
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