Outstay


[out-stey] /ˌaʊtˈsteɪ/

verb (used with object)
1.
to longer than.
2.
to beyond the time or duration of; overstay:
to outstay one’s welcome.
/ˌaʊtˈsteɪ/
verb (transitive)
1.
to stay longer than
2.
to stay beyond (a limit)
3.
outstay one’s welcome, See overstay (sense 4)
v.

c.1600, from out (adv.) + stay (v.).

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