Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outbound

/ˈaʊtbaʊnd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: out-bound
IPA: /ˈaʊtbaʊnd/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Leaving or departing; traveling away from; outward bound.

noun

An outbound shipment.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English outbound From out- + bound.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈaʊtbaʊnd/

Inflected Forms

outbounds (plural)

Derived Forms

outbounds

Synonyms

outward outward-bound departing

Antonyms

inbound

Questions

How do you pronounce outbound?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaʊtbaʊnd/.
What does outbound mean?: Leaving or departing; traveling away from; outward bound.
Where does outbound come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English outbound From out- + bound.

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