capital outlay

noun

1. a capital expenditure.

Example Sentences

The ad also points out that the aqueduct end users must pay a six-month advance for the massive capital outlay required to lay pipe and pay laborers, reminding job seekers that this is a costly and likely prominent job, Lichtenstein says.

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Despite this, the state announced pre-election schemes amounting to 4% of GDP, more than its capital outlay - money that could have been spent in job-creating, long-term assets that would have aided the state's development.

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Details including potential capital outlay is long awaited for a factory in Mexico's northern state of Nuevo Leon that Tesla announced in March.

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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.

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But after the initial capital outlay for the buses and charging stations, the electric buses are much less expensive to operate.

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