outcome Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun something that results
    final result; termination; result; resultant.
    • he listened for the results on the radio
  2. noun a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
    effect; result; consequence; upshot; issue; event.
    • the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise
    • his decision had depressing consequences for business
    • he acted very wise after the event

WordNet


Out"come noun
Definitions
  1. That which comes out of, or follows from, something else; issue; result; consequence; upshot. "The logical outcome." H. Spenser.
    All true literature, all genuine poetry, is the direct outcome, the condensed essence, of actual life and thougth. J. C. Shairp.

Webster 1913