Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outperformance

/ˌaʊtpɚfˈɔɹməns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: out-per-for-mance
IPA: /ˌaʊtpɚfˈɔɹməns/

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or state of outperforming

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Investors in overseas stock markets had more to show for their wandering spirit as those markets continued a long run of outperformance."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English performance English outperformance From out- + performance.

Usage

Uncountable

Rhymes With

performance conformance underperformance

Questions

How do you pronounce outperformance?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌaʊtpɚfˈɔɹməns/.
What does outperformance mean?: The act or state of outperforming
Where does outperformance come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English performance English outperformance From out- + performance.

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