Outscoring: meaning, definitions and examples
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outscoring
[ aʊtˈskɔːrɪŋ ]
sports competition
Outscoring refers to the act of scoring more points than an opponent in a competitive scenario, particularly in sports. It emphasizes the disparity in scoring between two or more participants or teams. Achieving a higher score than the competition is a primary objective in games like basketball, football, and baseball. The term can also be used metaphorically to describe surpassing someone in other areas, such as financial gain or achievements.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The team outscored their rivals by twenty points.
- In the last quarter, they managed to outscore the opposition.
- He outscored all his competitors in the tournament.
- She hopes to outscore her previous record.
Translations
Translations of the word "outscoring" in other languages:
🇵🇹 superar
🇮🇳 बाहर करना
🇩🇪 übertreffen
🇮🇩 mengungguli
🇺🇦 перевершення
🇵🇱 przewyższanie
🇯🇵 アウトスコアリング
🇫🇷 dépasser
🇪🇸 superar
🇹🇷 üstünlük sağlamak
🇰🇷 아웃스코어링
🇸🇦 تجاوز
🇨🇿 překonávání
🇸🇰 prekonávanie
🇨🇳 超越
🇸🇮 prekoračiti
🇮🇸 yfirburða
🇰🇿 асып шығару
🇬🇪 გაგება
🇦🇿 üstünlük
🇲🇽 superar
Etymology
The term 'outscoring' is derived from the combination of 'out-' which is a prefix meaning 'to a greater extent or degree' and 'score', which originates from the Old French word 'escor' (to compute) inflected in the 14th century to denote the act of counting or tallying points. This term was initially used in the context of games and sports to quantify results against opponents. As sports became formalized in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the usage of 'outscore' solidified within the lexicon of athletic competition. Its application has since expanded into broader contexts where one entity exceeds another in measurable terms, such as academic performance or business metrics.