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outcome
What does outcome mean?
outcome (noun): that which is produced or occurs as a result of an event or process.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use outcome in a sentence?
- A quality automobile is the outcome of the work of skilled engineers and thousands of workers. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce outcome?
/ˈaʊtˌkʌm/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does outcome come from?
From out + come.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of outcome?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “outcome” mean?
the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
Not quite: that's what climate means.
that which is produced or occurs as a result of an event or process
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(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
Not quite: that's what cell means.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
Not quite: that's what store means.
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