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Definition of "outcome" []

  • An end result; a consequence. See Synonyms at effect. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "outcome" in a sentence
  • "I hesitate to classify this under the Florida GOP Police Blotter given the outcome of the situation, but there's no doubt it would be there but for said outcome*, so here we go."
  • "And he realized that he had contributed to the successful outcome or issue of the experiments (_outcome?"
  • "NOGUCHI: Sharga says he thinks the main outcome is that the delays will simply prolong an already protracted housing crisis."