Origin: Germanic Old English prefix
Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of outcome
"The committee reviewed all possible outcomes before deciding on a plan to handle the crisis."
In plain English: Outcomes are the results that happen after something occurs.
"The final outcomes of the election were announced last night."
Usage: Use outcomes to refer to the results or consequences of an event, action, or process. This plural noun works best when discussing multiple distinct end states rather than a single specific result.
Derived from Old English ut (out) and cuman (to come), this plural noun originally described things that have arrived or emerged externally. It retains its core sense of results produced by a specific set of actions or conditions.