Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outsum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: out-sum
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To exceed in number or quantity.

Archaic; Transitive verb

verb

To exceed in total; outweigh

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"She kept her faith; though Odo came by day With missions from the castle that outsummed His several hairs, and were of less respect; […]"
"May thirtieth — I thank thee O Lord, in that thou hast made our support fund to outsum the preceding year by $2500. We received thru thy graciousness, $34,800."
"No one else cared for him; but he had an instinct that her great love for him outsummed all he could hope from others."
"Nicholas quickly snatched it from the boy and returned it to its place. "Its value outsums any amount you can imagine.""

Etymology

From out- + sum.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: out

Usage

Inflected Forms

outsums (present, singular) outsumming (participle, present) outsummed (participle, past) outsummed (past)

Synonyms

outnumber

Questions

What does outsum mean?: To exceed in number or quantity.
Where does outsum come from?: From out- + sum.

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