Outpays

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To provide compensation or payment greater than another; to yield superior financial returns compared to an alternative; to exceed in monetary rewards offered
2. To give a sum of money that surpasses what is given elsewhere or previously; to produce earnings or benefits larger than those of a competitor; to offer higher financial remuneration
3. To disburse a larger amount of money than a rival or previous amount; to generate revenue or profits that are comparatively better; to pay out more than an alternative source or option

Etymology: "Outpays" is the third-person singular present form of "outpay," a verb built from the prefix "out-" and the familiar verb "pay." The prefix "out-" in English verbs typically means "more than" or "beyond," as in "outrun" or "outlive," so "outpay" follows the same pattern: to pay more than someone else, or to surpass a previous or competing payment. The inflected form simply adds the regular "-s" ending that English verbs take when the subject is "he," "she," or "it," so "the company outpays its rivals" describes a firm that consistently offers higher wages or returns. Because "pay" itself goes back to Old French "paier" and ultimately Latin "pacare," meaning to pacify or appease, the verb carries the older sense of settling a debt until the creditor is content.

Synonyms: exceeds, surpasses, outperforms, overpays

Antonyms: underpays, loses, falls short