Outbound: meaning, definitions and examples

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outbound

 

[ ˈaʊtˌbaʊnd ]

Adjective / Noun
Context #1 | Adjective

travel

Outbound refers to a journey or trip that is going away from a particular place. It is the opposite of inbound.

Synonyms

outward, outward-bound, outward-going

Examples of usage

  • The outbound flight was delayed due to bad weather.
  • We are taking the outbound train to the next city.
Context #2 | Noun

call center

Outbound refers to calls made by call center agents to customers or clients. These calls are usually for sales, telemarketing, or customer service purposes.

Synonyms

outgoing calls, telemarketing

Examples of usage

  • The outbound team made hundreds of calls to potential customers.
  • I prefer working in inbound rather than outbound.

Translations

Translations of the word "outbound" in other languages:

🇵🇹 de saída

🇮🇳 बाहर जाने वाला

🇩🇪 ausgehend

🇮🇩 keluar

🇺🇦 відправний

🇵🇱 wychodzący

🇯🇵 外向きの

🇫🇷 sortant

🇪🇸 saliente

🇹🇷 giden

🇰🇷 발신

🇸🇦 صادر

🇨🇿 odchozí

🇸🇰 odchádzajúci

🇨🇳 外向的

🇸🇮 odhodni

🇮🇸 útleiðandi

🇰🇿 шығыс

🇬🇪 გასვლის

🇦🇿 çıxış

🇲🇽 saliente

Etymology

The term 'outbound' originated in the 19th century and is a combination of 'out' + 'bound'. It has been used in the context of travel and call centers to indicate the direction or purpose of movement.

See also: abound, bound, boundaries, boundary, bounded, boundless, boundlessly, rebound, unbounded.