outspending
Paying more than
Outspending is spending more than someone else or more than a set limit.
Political candidates try to outspend their opponents: The incumbent outspent the challenger three to one.
A company might outspend its competitors on advertising.
The word often implies that greater expenditure confers an advantage.
Exceeding another's speed
- exceedingGoing beyond limits
- surpassingGoing beyond in quality
- outmatchingExceeding in competition
- dominatingExercising supreme control
overwhelming · outbidding · defeating · eclipsing · overpowering · beating · outdoing · crushing
Spending freely, excessively
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
excess · profligacy · spree · consumerism · materialism · overconsumption · wastefulness
Amount still owed
- debtMoney owed another
- allocationDistribution of shares
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
- imbalanceLack of proportion
borrowing · treasury · revenue · cashflow · appropriation · disbursement · outlays · insolvency
Abundance of money
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- fortuneWealth or destiny
billionaire · millionaire · tycoon · magnate · plutocrat · moneyed · inheritance · capital
outpacing
Exceeding another's speed
- exceedingGoing beyond limits
- surpassingGoing beyond in quality
- outmatchingExceeding in competition
dominating · overwhelming · outbidding · defeating · eclipsing · overpowering · beating · outdoing · crushing · triumphing
splurging
Spending freely, excessively
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- indulgenceYielding to desire
luxury · excess · profligacy · spree · consumerism · materialism · overconsumption · wastefulness
deficit
Amount still owed
- debtMoney owed another
- allocationDistribution of shares
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
imbalance · borrowing · treasury · revenue · cashflow · appropriation · disbursement · outlays · insolvency
affluence
Abundance of money
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
fortune · billionaire · millionaire · tycoon · magnate · plutocrat · moneyed · inheritance · capital · bankroll
outspendingsaving
Reserving for future use
economizing · conserving · hoarding · penny-pinching · scrimping
spend, expensive, spending, expenditure, expenditures, expendable, spender, expended, unspent