Meaning & use
outstanding
Exceptionally good or impressive; standing out clearly from others in quality.
See it in a sentence
The teacher praised her outstanding essay in front of the entire class.
He still has an outstanding balance of two hundred dollars on his credit card.
A note on using this word
Outstanding has two very different uses: praising excellence, or describing a debt or task that remains unresolved.
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Not yet paid, resolved, or dealt with, especially referring to a debt or task.
Several invoices remained outstanding at the end of the financial quarter.
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