capital outlay
Americannoun
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Only about a quarter of this goes toward capital outlay for weapons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
Boston Dynamics will also lease the robots, hoping to bring in customers who might balk at an upfront capital outlay.
From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026
Details including potential capital outlay is long awaited for a factory in Mexico's northern state of Nuevo Leon that Tesla announced in March.
From Reuters ● Oct. 16, 2023
The state put $6.4 million in capital outlay funds toward the project this year, but the museum’s organizers face a significant financial climb before doors can open, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported Tuesday.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
"Put that down," Mrs. Bishop had said; and the item of capital outlay had gone down on a half-sheet of note-paper.
From Sally Bishop A Romance by Thurston, E. Temple (Ernest Temple)
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