Definition of "outspend" []

• To spend beyond the limits of: outspends his earnings. (verb-transitive)
• To outdo in spending: outspends all her relatives at Christmas. (verb-transitive)

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.

• "But in today's New York Times, RNC chair Ken Mehlman is quoted saying that the Dems will "outspend" the GOP."
• "The failure of the recent climate bill proved that environmental groups cannot outspend or outmaneuver the fossil fuel industry."
• "Barack Obama decided to forgo public funding so that he could vastly outspend John McCain."