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to be or become greater than something or someone in amount, degree, or success: Car dealers worry that demand will outstrip their supply.
The meaning of OUTSTRIP is to go faster or farther than. How to use outstrip in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Outstrip.
verb. If one thing outstrips another, the first thing becomes larger in amount, or more successful or important, than the second thing. In the mid-eighteenth century the production of food far outstripped the rise in population. [VERB noun] In 1989 and 1990, demand outstripped supply, and prices went up by more than a third. [VERB noun]
to be or become greater than something or someone in amount, degree, or success: Car dealers worry that demand will outstrip their supply.
Outstrip definition: to outdo; surpass; excel.. See examples of OUTSTRIP used in a sentence.
1. To move past or ahead of: outstripped the other runners on the last lap. 2. To be greater than or superior to; exceed or surpass: Her new book outstripped the sales of all her previous ones combined. See Synonyms at excel. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Definition of outstrip verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
