verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To make more money than, to earn more than. transitive

   "Generally those with more responsibility outearn those with less."

Example

More examples

"Generally those with more responsibility outearn those with less."

Etymology

From out- + earn.

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