outstanding

The definition of outstanding is something that is very good or very noticeable, making it more obvious than another.

(adjective)

  1. An example of something outstanding is a wine that is noticeably better at a tasting.
  2. An example of something outstanding is a sculpture that is hard to miss.

Outstanding means unpaid.

(adjective)

An example of something outstanding is a bill from two years ago that you keep forgetting to pay.

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See outstanding in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. projecting
  2. prominent; distinguished; conspicuous
  3. unfulfilled; unsettled
  4. unpaid; uncollected
  5. that have been issued and sold: said of stocks and bonds

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See outstanding in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Standing out among others of its kind; prominent. See Synonyms at noticeable.
  2. Superior to others of its kind; distinguished.
  3. Projecting upward or outward; standing out.
  4. Still in existence; not settled or resolved: outstanding debts; a long outstanding problem.
  5. Publicly issued and sold: outstanding stocks and bonds.

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  • out·standˈing·ly adverb

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