outrank

verb

out·​rank ˌau̇t-ˈraŋk How to pronounce outrank (audio)
outranked; outranking; outranks

transitive verb

1
: to rank higher than
2
: to exceed in importance

Examples of outrank in a Sentence

A general outranks a colonel. The only topic to outrank the economy this week was the war.
Recent Examples on the Web However during that time, Bud Light still outranked Modelo in volume sales and remained the top-ranking beer brand based on dollar sales year-to-date. USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024 Though the Klamath River dam removal project will outrank the Elwha as the world’s largest, its impounded sediment is not nearly so voluminous and will instead pose different problems. Alka Tripathy-Lang, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2024 The post outranks many of London's most powerful and privileged. Tiffany May, New York Times, 4 July 2023 It’s been a successful run: Billboard reported Friday that the group took the No. 1 spot on its November Boxscore report, stating that RBD’s tour grossed $71.1 million and sold 734,000 tickets last month, outranking the likes of Coldplay, Pink, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Madonna. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2023 However, Swiss authorities ordered the write-off of $17 billion in Credit Suisse’s AT1 as part of its rescue package in March, an unusual move as debt holders typically outrank stockholders in a restructuring. Ed Frankl, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023 Top 10 on this year’s list: 1-Coca-Cola 2-J.M. Smucker 3-W.W. Grainger 4-PNC Financial 5-ServiceNow 6-Meta Platforms 7-Capital One 8-Bank of America 9-Costco 10-Intuit A few other interesting tidbits: Amazon (#27) outranked Walmart (#77), which surprised me. Alan Murray, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2023 Although paradoxical that White supremacists would be supportive of an Islamic terrorist group, Decker says the White supremacists’ hatred of Jewish people outranks all else. Donie O'Sullivan, CNN, 14 Nov. 2023 Kate is still outranked by the sovereign's granddaughters, nieces and cousins when not accompanied by William. Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of outrank was in 1829

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“Outrank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outrank. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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outrank

verb
out·​rank (ˈ)au̇t-ˈraŋk How to pronounce outrank (audio)
: to rank higher or be more important than
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