outweigh

Etymology

out- + weigh

verb

  1. (transitive) To exceed in weight or mass.
  2. (transitive) To exceed in importance or value.
    A few trains, mostly at peak periods, will still terminate at Barnsley because the convenience to workpeople of their current times outweighs the advantages of through working. 1960 April, “Talking of trains: The new link at Barnsley”, in Trains Illustrated, page 197
    Flores said the images’ negative impact outweighs their historical and artistic value. May 20 2019, Walter Thompson, “A school's mural removal: should kids be shielded from brutal US history?”, in The Guardian

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