outearn
verb
out·earn
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outearned;
outearning;
outearns
Definition of outearn
: to earn more money or a higher income than
Inevitably, more of them will outearn their husbands.— Kim Clark
Examples of outearn in a Sentence
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But, these days, Williams outearns her off the court, too. — Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, "Serena Williams Routed Maria Sharapova Again, at the U.S. Open, and Looked Ready for More," 27 Aug. 2019 Moreover, college graduates outearn high-school grads — to the tune of seven figures over a lifetime — and for decades have seen stronger wage growth as well. — Robert Verbruggen, National Review, "Myths of Student-Loan Debt," 11 July 2019 Whatever their reason for taking up gig work, Boomers on Wonolo are outearning any other age group, with average monthly earnings in the Bay Area of $1,003 a month, according to that company’s analysis of the users on its platform. — Leonardo Castañeda, The Mercury News, "Boomers, not millennials, may be the most active generation in the gig economy," 28 June 2019 Even as women have started to increasingly outearn their partners, the thought of a woman paying for her own ring still feels wildly taboo. — Bethany Rutter, Glamour, "I Bought My Own Engagement Ring and I Couldn’t Be Happier," 8 Jan. 2019 Kanye West is a hugely successful rapper, designer, and producer, but Kim still outearns him. — Megan Friedman, Harper's BAZAAR, "Here’s How Much Every Member of the Kardashian-Jenner Family Is Worth," 11 July 2018 When numbers were controlled for education, Pew Research reports that white males outearned every group of men except Asian men, and white women make more money per hour than every group of women except Asian women. — Michael Harriot, The Root, "The Oppression of White America," 22 June 2018 But the study finds that in communities in which most families are affluent and white, and in which adult men far outearn women in income, girls continue to lag behind their male peers in math achievement. — Alia Wong, The Atlantic, "Why Are Rich, White Girls Struggling in Math?," 18 June 2018 Especially when research shows that among box office hits, movies about women outearn movies about men. — Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, "Hollywood, black actresses and the squishy metrics of who gets paid what," 8 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outearn.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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