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outspent


adjective

  1. worn-out; exhausted.

verb (used with object), out·spent, out·spend·ing.

  1. to outdo in spending; spend more than: They seemed determined to outspend their neighbors.
  2. to exceed (one’s resources) in spending: He quickly outspent his fortune.

v.mid-15c., “to consume totally, use up,” from out (adv.) + spend (v.). Meaning “to spend more than another or others” is from 1840. Related: Outspent; outspending. Outspent is attested from 1650s as “exhausted.”

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