outstanding

(out-stăn'dĭng, out'stăn'-)
adj.

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.

outstandingly out·stand'ing·ly adv.

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has two primary meanings which are open to ambiguity: (1) 'remarkable or conspicuous (among others of its kind)' (the outstanding performance of the evening), and (2) 'not yet settled or completed' (three outstanding matters to discuss). In practice, however, context and (in speech) intonation are likely to render ambiguity theoretical rather than actual.

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Banking:

1. Checks or drafts that have not been presented to the paying bank for payment, or are still in the process of collection.

2. Aggregate amount owed by a bank's credit card holders; this usually is less than total card volume due to early payments.

Finance: uncollected funds, or accounts receivable; also unpaid obligations.

Securities: a corporation's capital stock; stock issued and sold to investors, less stock repurchased by the issuer (treasury stock).

adjective

1. Readily attracting notice: arresting, bold, conspicuous, eye-catching, marked, noticeable, observable, pointed, prominent, pronounced, remarkable, salient, signal, striking. Idioms: sticking out like a sore thumb. See see/not see.
2. Far beyond what is usual, normal, or customary: exceptional, extraordinary, magnificent, preeminent, rare, remarkable, singular, towering, uncommon, unusual. Informal standout. Slang awesome, out of sight. See better/worse, usual/unusual.
3. Owed as a debt: due, owed, owing, payable, receivable, unpaid, unsettled. See pay/owe.

adj

Definition: noticeable, striking
Antonyms: inconspicuous, ordinary, unexceptional, unnoticeable, unstriking

adj

Definition: superior, excellent
Antonyms: average, bad, inferior, mediocre, ordinary, poor, regular, unexceptional, unremarkable

adj

Definition: unpaid
Antonyms: paid, resolved, settled

IN BRIEF: Very good.

Though his work in the laboratories was outstanding, his decision concerning the use of what he knew was disastrous. — Elton Trueblood, from The Incendiary Fellowship.

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For a list of words related to outstanding, see:

• Securities - outstanding: (adj) of securities, publicly issued and in circulation
• Special, Bright, Skillful, or Unusual

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See words rhyming with "outstanding."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fremragende

Nederlands (Dutch)
voortreffelijk, uitmuntend, uitstaand, onafgedaan, opvallend, treffend

Français (French)
adj. - exceptionnel, remarquable, frappant, en suspens, en souffrance, inachevé (un travail), impayé (une facture), échu (un intérêt), (Fin) en circulation

Deutsch (German)
adj. - hervorragend, hervorstechend, auffallend, unerledigt, ausstehend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - περίβλεπτος, σημαντικός, σπουδαίος, διαπρεπής, ξεχωριστός, διακεκριμένος, κύριος, δεσπόζων, οφειλόμενος, εκκρεμής

Italiano (Italian)
in sofferenza, eccellente, vistoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - destacado, eminente, pendente

Русский (Russian)
неоплаченный, выдающийся

Español (Spanish)
adj. - pendiente, sin pagar, eminente, excelente, notable, sobresaliente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - utstående, framstående, enastående, utomordentlig, obetald

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
杰出的, 未付的, 突出的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 傑出的, 未付的, 突出的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 쑥 내민, 현저한, 미해결의, 공모하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 目立つ, 傑出した, 未払いの, 抵抗する, 突き出した, 未解決の
n. - 未払いの負債

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ناتئ, مدهش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בולט, מצויין, טרם נפרע, לפירעון, בטיפול, ניכר‬

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