outperform
verb
out·per·form
| \ ˌau̇t-pər-ˈfȯrm
, ˌau̇t-pə-\
, ˌau̇t-pə-\
outperformed;
outperforming;
outperforms
Definition of outperform
: to perform better than
Today a kid who flips burgers can save enough money to buy a motorcycle that will outperform all but a couple of pricey sports cars.— James R. Petersen
Examples of outperform in a Sentence
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There is no guarantee that a diversified portfolio will enhance overall returns or outperform a non-diversified portfolio. — Bruce Helmer And Peg Webb, Twin Cities, "Your Money: Retirement is a game of inches on the way to the end zone," 7 Sep. 2019 Del Rey’s new set Norman F---ing Rockwell (Polydor) is No. 1 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart Update, and is currently outperforming its nearest competitor, Tool’s Fear Inoculum (Music For Nations), by more than two-to-one, according to the OCC. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, "Lana Del Rey on Course for U.K. No. 1 With 'Norman F---ing Rockwell'," 3 Sep. 2019 This has probably been one, perhaps under-appreciated, reason why the big US institutions have outperformed their European counterparts over the past 10 years. — John Detrixhe, Quartz, "Low interest rates could be a “Blockbuster Video moment” for the world’s biggest banks," 3 Sep. 2019 The Patriots have a glut of talent in cornerbacks Stephon Gilmore, Jason McCourty, J.C. Jackson, Joejuan Williams, Jonathan Jones, and Keion Crossen, who outperformed Dawson in training camp and the preseason. — Nora Princiotti, BostonGlobe.com, "Patriots begin shaping roster by trading Duke Dawson, acquiring center Russell Bodine," 30 Aug. 2019 In 44 games played from Friday through Sunday, teams wearing the black uniform outperformed those in the white, 26-18. — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, "The black uniforms definitely were the way to go on MLB Players Weekend," 25 Aug. 2019 Despite outperforming the other auction houses, Goodings and Co. still had a relatively rough night. — Fortune, "Letter From Pebble Beach: What a Disappointing Classic Car Auction Tells us About the 1%—and the Economy," 24 Aug. 2019 Overall, Comet Lake will outperform Whiskey Lake by about 16 percent, Intel says. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "Intel announces Comet Lake, a faster, 10th-gen Whiskey Lake chip for mainstream laptops," 21 Aug. 2019 The researchers don’t yet know why aggressive colonies outperform docile colonies after a tropical storm. — Kelly Mayes, Science | AAAS, "Tropical storms are making these spiders more aggressive," 19 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outperform.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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outperform
verb
English Language Learners Definition of outperform
: to do or perform better than (someone or something)
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