Outfit (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. an assemblage of articles that equip a person for a particular task, role, trade, etc.: an explorer's outfit.
  2. a set of usually matching or harmonious garments and accessories worn together; coordinated costume; ensemble: a new spring outfit.
  3. a set of articles for any purpose: a cooking outfit.
  4. a group associated in an undertaking requiring close cooperation, as a military unit.
  5. a business firm engaged in a particular form of commercial enterprise: a construction outfit.
  6. any company, party, or set.
  7. the act of fitting out or equipping for any purpose, as for a voyage, journey, or expedition.
  8. mental, physical, or moral equipment.
verb (used with object), out·fit·ted, out·fit·ting.
  1. to furnish with an outfit, equipment, etc.; fit out; equip: to outfit an expedition to the South Pole.
  2. to finish equipping (a vessel) at a dock.
verb (used without object), out·fit·ted, out·fit·ting.
  1. to furnish oneself with an outfit.
noun
  1. a set of articles or equipment for a particular task, occupation, etc
  2. a set of clothes, esp a carefully selected one
  3. any group or association regarded as a cohesive unit, such as a military company, business house, etc
  4. the act of fitting out
  5. (formerly) the annual shipment of trading goods and supplies sent by a fur company to its trading posts
verb -fits, -fitting or -fitted
  1. to furnish or be furnished with an outfit, equipment, etc
Outfit (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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