In order to ensure a pleasant end-of-term activity and to avoid yet another negative outcome, it is necessary for us to dispose of a great sum of money.

outcome 是由 out（出来）和 come（来）组成的复合名词，字面意思是"出来的东西"，引申为"结果、后果"。 negative 是形容词，意思是"负面的、消极的"，来自词根 neg-（否定）和后缀 -ative（表示性质）。