outlay
noun
an expending or spending, as of money.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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City may have outlaid a net £360m under Guardiola but their most expensive player is Aymeric Laporte, brought in for £57m.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 15, 2018