diff --git a/pygmt/helpers/decorators.py b/pygmt/helpers/decorators.py
index bffa1ed8b3f..a6ab440f296 100644
--- a/pygmt/helpers/decorators.py
+++ b/pygmt/helpers/decorators.py
@@ -253,6 +253,11 @@
               input and skip trailing text. **Note**: If ``incols`` is also
               used then the columns given to ``outcols`` correspond to the
               order after the ``incols`` selection has taken place.""",
+    "outgrid": """
+        outgrid : str or None
+            Name of the output netCDF grid file. For writing a specific grid
+            file format or applying basic data operations to the output grid,
+            see :gmt-docs:`gmt.html#grd-inout-full` for the available modifiers.""",
     "panel": r"""
         panel : bool, int, or list
             [*row,col*\|\ *index*].
diff --git a/pygmt/src/binstats.py b/pygmt/src/binstats.py
index 2524b8770c8..f8d0620d0f4 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/binstats.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/binstats.py
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ def binstats(data, **kwargs):
     data : str, {table-like}
         A file name of an ASCII data table or a 2-D
         {table-classes}.
-    outgrid : str or None
-        The name of the output netCDF file with extension .nc to store the grid
-        in.
+    {outgrid}
     statistic : str
         **a**\|\ **d**\|\ **g**\|\ **i**\|\ **l**\|\ **L**\|\ **m**\|\ **n**\
         \|\ **o**\|\ **p**\|\ **q**\ [*quant*]\|\ **r**\|\ **s**\|\ **u**\
diff --git a/pygmt/src/dimfilter.py b/pygmt/src/dimfilter.py
index 13828c52bb3..d653f02ba4b 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/dimfilter.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/dimfilter.py
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@ def dimfilter(grid, **kwargs):
     Parameters
     ----------
     {grid}
-    outgrid : str or None
-        The name of the output netCDF file with extension .nc to store the grid
-        in.
+    {outgrid}
     distance : int or str
         Distance flag tells how grid (x,y) relates to filter width, as follows:
 
diff --git a/pygmt/src/grdclip.py b/pygmt/src/grdclip.py
index 28b6c86d145..4d8c549fc22 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/grdclip.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/grdclip.py
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ def grdclip(grid, **kwargs):
     Parameters
     ----------
     {grid}
-    outgrid : str or None
-        The name of the output netCDF file with extension .nc to store the grid
-        in.
+    {outgrid}
     {region}
     above : str or list
         [*high*, *above*].
diff --git a/pygmt/src/grdcut.py b/pygmt/src/grdcut.py
index d8bbbd79a8f..eb6cb36ee5d 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/grdcut.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/grdcut.py
@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@ def grdcut(grid, **kwargs):
     Parameters
     ----------
     {grid}
-    outgrid : str or None
-        The name of the output netCDF file with extension .nc to store the grid
-        in.
+    {outgrid}
     {projection}
     {region}
     extend : bool or float
diff --git a/pygmt/src/grdfill.py b/pygmt/src/grdfill.py
index c1c43030157..163c5c993b1 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/grdfill.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/grdfill.py
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ def grdfill(grid, **kwargs):
     Parameters
     ----------
     {grid}
-    outgrid : str or None
-        The name of the output netCDF file with extension .nc to store the grid
-        in.
+    {outgrid}
     mode : str
         Specify the hole-filling algorithm to use.  Choose from **c** for
         constant fill and append the constant value, **n** for nearest
diff --git a/pygmt/src/grdfilter.py b/pygmt/src/grdfilter.py
index 3e4e9965518..5dbee11f57c 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/grdfilter.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/grdfilter.py
@@ -49,9 +49,7 @@ def grdfilter(grid, **kwargs):
     Parameters
     ----------
     {grid}
-    outgrid : str or None
-        The name of the output netCDF file with extension .nc to store the grid
-        in.
+    {outgrid}
     filter : str
         **b**\|\ **c**\|\ **g**\|\ **o**\|\ **m**\|\ **p**\|\ **h**\ *width*\
         [/*width2*\][*modifiers*].
diff --git a/pygmt/src/grdgradient.py b/pygmt/src/grdgradient.py
index 9088ef0ba4a..a05f7cb3ab6 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/grdgradient.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/grdgradient.py
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ def grdgradient(grid, **kwargs):
     Parameters
     ----------
     {grid}
-    outgrid : str or None
-        The name of the output netCDF file with extension .nc to store the grid
-        in.
+    {outgrid}
     azimuth : float, str, or list
         *azim*\ [/*azim2*].
         Azimuthal direction for a directional derivative; *azim* is the
diff --git a/pygmt/src/grdhisteq.py b/pygmt/src/grdhisteq.py
index ecc122631b7..4f26e5481af 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/grdhisteq.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/grdhisteq.py
@@ -76,9 +76,7 @@ def _grdhisteq(grid, output_type, **kwargs):
         Parameters
         ----------
         {grid}
-        outgrid : str or bool or None
-            The name of the output netCDF file with extension .nc to store the
-            grid in.
+        {outgrid}
         outfile : str, bool, or None
             The name of the output ASCII file to store the results of the
             histogram equalization in.
@@ -162,9 +160,7 @@ def equalize_grid(
         Parameters
         ----------
         {grid}
-        outgrid : str or None
-            The name of the output netCDF file with extension .nc to store the
-            grid in.
+        {outgrid}
         divisions : int
             Set the number of divisions of the data range.
         gaussian : bool or int or float
diff --git a/pygmt/src/grdlandmask.py b/pygmt/src/grdlandmask.py
index 97945080dc7..f109a821e89 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/grdlandmask.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/grdlandmask.py
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ def grdlandmask(**kwargs):
 
     Parameters
     ----------
-    outgrid : str or None
-        The name of the output netCDF file with extension .nc to store the grid
-        in.
+    {outgrid}
     {spacing}
     {region}
     {area_thresh}
diff --git a/pygmt/src/grdproject.py b/pygmt/src/grdproject.py
index 22452effef3..68e75636164 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/grdproject.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/grdproject.py
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@ def grdproject(grid, **kwargs):
     Parameters
     ----------
     {grid}
-    outgrid : str or None
-        The name of the output netCDF file with extension .nc to store the grid
-        in.
+    {outgrid}
     inverse : bool
         When set to ``True`` transforms grid from rectangular to
         geographical [Default is False].
diff --git a/pygmt/src/grdsample.py b/pygmt/src/grdsample.py
index c176f6c966a..ae0b8cfcf2c 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/grdsample.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/grdsample.py
@@ -52,9 +52,7 @@ def grdsample(grid, **kwargs):
     Parameters
     ----------
     {grid}
-    outgrid : str or None
-        The name of the output netCDF file with extension .nc to store the grid
-        in.
+    {outgrid}
     {spacing}
     {region}
     translate : bool
diff --git a/pygmt/src/nearneighbor.py b/pygmt/src/nearneighbor.py
index f18ac453c09..ba839f91aa3 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/nearneighbor.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/nearneighbor.py
@@ -91,11 +91,7 @@ def nearneighbor(data=None, x=None, y=None, z=None, **kwargs):
     search_radius : str
         Set the search radius that determines which data points are considered
         close to a node.
-
-    outgrid : str
-        Optional. The file name for the output netCDF file with extension .nc
-        to store the grid in.
-
+    {outgrid}
     empty : str
         Optional. Set the value assigned to empty nodes. Defaults to NaN.
 
diff --git a/pygmt/src/sph2grd.py b/pygmt/src/sph2grd.py
index 1d571d5ba9e..b180b5823ad 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/sph2grd.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/sph2grd.py
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ def sph2grd(data, **kwargs):
         Pass in data with L, M, C[L,M], S[L,M] values by
         providing a file name to an ASCII data table, a 2-D
         {table-classes}.
-    outgrid : str or None
-        The name of the output netCDF file with extension .nc to store the grid
-        in.
+    {outgrid}
     {spacing}
     {region}
     {verbose}
diff --git a/pygmt/src/sphdistance.py b/pygmt/src/sphdistance.py
index 953876e6982..fa634802754 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/sphdistance.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/sphdistance.py
@@ -52,9 +52,7 @@ def sphdistance(data=None, x=None, y=None, **kwargs):
         {table-classes}.
     x/y : 1-D arrays
         Arrays of x and y coordinates.
-    outgrid : str or None
-        The name of the output netCDF file with extension .nc to store the grid
-        in.
+    {outgrid}
     {spacing}
     {region}
     {verbose}
diff --git a/pygmt/src/sphinterpolate.py b/pygmt/src/sphinterpolate.py
index f2f67809187..2a5d9e93b54 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/sphinterpolate.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/sphinterpolate.py
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ def sphinterpolate(data, **kwargs):
         Pass in (x, y, z) or (longitude, latitude, elevation) values by
         providing a file name to an ASCII data table, a 2-D
         {table-classes}.
-    outgrid : str or None
-        The name of the output netCDF file with extension .nc to store the grid
-        in.
+    {outgrid}
     {spacing}
     {region}
     {verbose}
diff --git a/pygmt/src/surface.py b/pygmt/src/surface.py
index 38dcff5dd71..473bca88eb7 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/surface.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/surface.py
@@ -84,10 +84,7 @@ def surface(data=None, x=None, y=None, z=None, **kwargs):
     {spacing}
 
     {region}
-
-    outgrid : str
-        Optional. The file name for the output netCDF file with extension .nc
-        to store the grid in.
+    {outgrid}
     convergence : float
         Optional. Convergence limit. Iteration is assumed to have converged
         when the maximum absolute change in any grid value is less than
diff --git a/pygmt/src/triangulate.py b/pygmt/src/triangulate.py
index bf4f9404f6e..677976f448e 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/triangulate.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/triangulate.py
@@ -89,13 +89,12 @@ def _triangulate(
         {projection}
         {region}
         {spacing}
-        outgrid : bool or str
-            The name of the output netCDF file with extension .nc to store the
-            grid in. The interpolation is performed in the original
-            coordinates, so if your triangles are close to the poles you are
-            better off projecting all data to a local coordinate system before
-            using ``triangulate`` (this is true of all gridding routines) or
-            instead select :gmt-docs:`sphtriangulate <sphtriangulate.html>`.
+        {outgrid}
+            The interpolation is performed in the original coordinates, so if
+            your triangles are close to the poles you are better off projecting
+            all data to a local coordinate system before using ``triangulate``
+            (this is true of all gridding routines) or instead select
+            :gmt-docs:`sphtriangulate <sphtriangulate.html>`.
         outfile : str, bool or None
             The name of the output ASCII file to store the results of the
             histogram equalization in.
@@ -204,13 +203,12 @@ def regular_grid(  # noqa: PLR0913
         {projection}
         {region}
         {spacing}
-        outgrid : str or None
-            The name of the output netCDF file with extension .nc to store the
-            grid in. The interpolation is performed in the original
-            coordinates, so if your triangles are close to the poles you are
-            better off projecting all data to a local coordinate system before
-            using ``triangulate`` (this is true of all gridding routines) or
-            instead select :gmt-docs:`sphtriangulate <sphtriangulate.html>`.
+        {outgrid}
+            The interpolation is performed in the original coordinates, so if
+            your triangles are close to the poles you are better off projecting
+            all data to a local coordinate system before using ``triangulate``
+            (this is true of all gridding routines) or instead select
+            :gmt-docs:`sphtriangulate <sphtriangulate.html>`.
         {verbose}
         {binary}
         {nodata}
diff --git a/pygmt/src/xyz2grd.py b/pygmt/src/xyz2grd.py
index 34e76aa0bdb..693d9f0eab7 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/xyz2grd.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/xyz2grd.py
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ def xyz2grd(data=None, x=None, y=None, z=None, **kwargs):
         providing a file name to an ASCII data table, a 2-D {table-classes}.
     x/y/z : 1-D arrays
         The arrays of x and y coordinates and z data points.
-    outgrid : str or None
-        Optional. The name of the output netCDF file with extension .nc to
-        store the grid in.
+    {outgrid}
     duplicate : str
         [**d**\|\ **f**\|\ **l**\|\ **m**\|\ **n**\|\
         **r**\|\ **S**\|\ **s**\|\ **u**\|\ **z**].