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outperform (In general, this means to do better than some particular benchmark. Mutual Fund XYZ is said to outperform the S&P500 if its return exceeds the S&P500 return. However, this language does not take risk into account. That is, one might have a higher return than the benchmark in a particular year because of higher risk exposure. Outperform is also a term used by analysts to describe the prospects of a particular company. Usually, this means that the company will do better than its industry average. Related: underperform. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary. В контексте "в целях повышения их конкурентоспособности среди ведущих мировых научно-образовательных центров" = "(in an attempt/in order) to enable them to outperform major global academic centres". while passive fund managers let computer programmes do the legwork, active fund managers actively buy and sell financial products in an attempt to outperform the rest of the market. | ... the Oxfordshire-based outfit is constantly pushing the limits of its people, processes, cars and drivers in an attempt to outperform its rivals. Alexander Demidov) |
