outgoings

plural noun

out·​go·​ings ˈau̇t-ˌgō-iŋz 

-ˌgȯ(-)iŋz

British

: costs incurred : expenses

Examples of outgoings in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cut staff pay As well as lowering operational costs by conducting mass layoffs, Hohn suggested that Alphabet should look to employee compensation packages as another area that could be used to trim the corporation’s outgoings. —Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2023

In particular, it was expected that women would act as bookkeepers, looking after the incomings and outgoings of the household as well as whatever craft their husbands were employed in. —Time, 20 Jan. 2023

Other essential outgoings are getting more expensive too. —Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 14 Apr. 2022

Cancel your subscriptions and relieve yourself from any outgoings. —Shradha Shahani, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2022

And with matches resuming in two months, there will be more incomings and outgoings in the coming weeks. —Henry Flynn, Forbes, 12 June 2022

Behind the scenes, club departments are scanning the market, liaising with agents and managing outgoings. —Henry Flynn, Forbes, 26 June 2022

There's been plenty of shuffling of the roster with transfers, but the incomings and outgoings aren't limited to playing personnel. —Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Jan. 2022

There have been tighter lending rules since the global financial crash of 2008 which mean that lenders are legally entitled and required to take into account any changes in a mortgage applicant’s incomings and outgoings. —Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 21 Nov. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for outgoings

• goings
• showings