Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The giving out of a statement; the fact of making a statement.
- noun That which is given out; in the plural, disbursements; expenses as opposed to receipts.
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- verb Present participle of
outgive . - noun Something given out or emitted.
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Examples
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And if its outgiving is greater than the lower can appropriate, the debt is the heavier; all the blame must fall upon the unreceptive creature, and Providence be the more exalted.
The Six Enneads. Plotinus 1952
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_A wireless dispatch from Berlin to Sayville, L.I., on May 16 reported this outgiving by the Overseas News Agency: _
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 Various
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-- The appearance and outgiving of many wives denote that they have accepted the first offer; the appearance and outgiving of many old maids that they have declined repeated offers.
Searchlights on Health The Science of Eugenics B. G. Jefferis
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As commanders, they were all as natural as children, though some had great natural reserve, and others were warmer and more outgiving.
The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 United States. Dept. of Defense
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Geordie was the best-known character in New Jedboro, as well known as the town pump, the one famed for its outgiving, the other for its intaking powers, but both alike for liquid prowess.
St. Cuthbert's Robert E. Knowles
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But if he does not pick up and become outgiving, he hasn't the quality of a junior leader and there is no point in wasting space by sending him to any school or course out of which it would be expected that duties as an instructor would devolve upon him.
The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 United States. Dept. of Defense
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_On the same day with this outgiving Mr. Bryan issued a statement expressing his gratification over what he termed a change in the tone of the press regarding the note.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 Various
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-- The appearance and outgiving of many wives denote that they have accepted the first offer; the appearance and outgiving of many old maids that they have declined repeated offers.
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That is what Lord Lansdowne favours, and no public outgiving by any prominent man in England has called forth such a storm of protest since the war began.
The Life and Letters of Walter H Page Hendrick, Burton J 1922
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Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, who by this time had apparently become the Senatorial leader of the anti-Page propaganda, introduced a resolution demanding that the Ambassador furnish the Senate a complete copy of this highly pro-British outgiving.
The Life and Letters of Walter H Page Hendrick, Burton J 1922
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