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outstrip

 
 
/ˌaʊtˈstrɪp/ verb [T] (present participle outstripping, past tense and past participle outstripped)

Translation

When one amount outstrips another amount, it is much greater than it.
miktar olarak çok üstünde/fevkinde olmak; sayı/miktar olarak daha büyük olmak
Demand for the toys far outstrips supply.1841
(Definition of outstrip verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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