outcome
noun
Simple meaning
The final result of something.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈaʊtkəm
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Definition
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noun
chiefly sports
The scoreline; the result.
That which is produced or occurs as a result of an event or process.
education
The anticipated or desired results or evidence of a learning experience (often used in the phrase learning outcomes).
probability theory
The result of a random trial. An element of a sample space.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.
The end result of an event or events, any result or outcome, particularly.
An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.
The result or outcome of a cause.
That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any….
The final result, or outcome of something.
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