outgoing
/ˌaʊtˈgəʊɪŋ/
/ˈaʊtgəʊɪŋ/ adjective [before noun] Definition
› about to leave an important job, such as managing a company or governing a country: Shareholders criticized the company for an exorbitant compensation package that paid the outgoing CEO more than $71 million last year. an outgoing president/chairman/director
› COMMUNICATIONS an outgoing phone call or email is made or sent by one person to another, rather than being received: Outgoing calls are charged at a rate of 49 cents, or 38p, a minute.
→ Compare incoming(Definition of outgoing adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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