1 to be likely to be more important than or have an effect on something else:
The benefits of increased immigration outweigh the costs.
2 to have more influence or importance than something else:
Annual weather variations still seem to be outweighing any global warming trends.
be outweighed by sth Small changes in the tax burden are likely to be outweighed by other factors.
outweigh the risks/benefits/considerations Medical experts maintain that the benefits of the new drug outweigh any risks.
This may imply that the cost of attempting to remain in office outweighs the benefit.
The economics of having these inmates 'serve all' may outweigh the demands of justice and the public policy concerns related to crime prevention.
Some egalitarians are so-called "strong" egalitarians in that they do want to say that the principle of equality should outweigh other principles and values.
These factors more than outweighed an equalizing decline in fertility rates. 40.
We think that a small gain for them can be morally outweighed by a much larger gain for others who are also badly-off.
Similarly, the same points could be made in all the cases where the justice-based reasons for following conventions were outweighed.
To outweigh this combination of scientific theory and everyday usage, powerful countervailing considerations would be needed.
In other cases, however, net benefits to the system in terms of stability may well outweigh net benefits of more costly management or investments.
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