outcome

outcome is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈaʊtkʌm/

• Audio (UK)

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• Hyphenation: out‧come

Noun

Singular outcome

Plural outcomes

Outcome is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

1. (countable) An outcome is the result of a situation or action.

   The outcome of the race was different from what most people were expecting.

   The most likely outcome of the war is a broken country with no leader.