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outfit

/ˈaʊtˌfɪt/

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What does outfit mean?

noun

  1. A set of clothing (with accessories).
  2. Gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose.
  3. Any cohesive group of people; a unit; such as a military company.
More meanings (5)

noun

  1. (informal) A business or firm.
  2. A sports team.
  3. An outlier-sensitive fit.
  4. (historical) A fiscal year of the Hudson's Bay Company, or the supplies required for such a period.

verb

  1. To provide with, usually for a specific purpose.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈaʊtˌfɪt/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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These enquiries will include the cost of passage-money, railway fares, outfit, together with every kind of information required by an emigrant.
William BoothIn Darkest England, and the Way OutProject Gutenberg ebook #475
Well, this surgical outfit, intended for stabbing the jugular artery of the prey, suddenly becomes a pick-axe and does rough navvy's work.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Life of the SpiderTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #1887
More book examples (3)
So far I have been dealing with our general outfit, and shall now pass to the special equipment of the shore party.
Roald AmundsenThe South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 1Translated by Arthur G. ChaterProject Gutenberg ebook #3414
Indeed, the demand for a ready-made confinement outfit has become large enough to lead several firms to put them upon the market.
J. Morris (Josiah Morris) SlemonsThe Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During PregnancyProject Gutenberg ebook #7129
Occasionally we would carry our outfit through the woods, while the Indians would shoot some especially bad water in the light canoe.
Stewart Edward WhiteThe ForestProject Gutenberg ebook #9376