outlay
Americannoun
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an expending or spending, as of money.
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an amount expended; expenditure.
verb (used with object)
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outlays,
present (3rd person singular)
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outlaid,
past participle, past
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outlaying
present participle
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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outlaysimple
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outlayssimple
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have outlaidperfect
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has outlaidperfect
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am outlayingprogressive
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are outlayingprogressive
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is outlayingprogressive
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have been outlayingperfect progressive
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has been outlayingperfect progressive
Past
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outlaidsimple
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had outlaidperfect
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was outlayingprogressive
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were outlayingprogressive
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had been outlayingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of outlay
Example Sentences
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Still, he said, his monthly outlay for one child is about $700.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
That outlay was vital in making them England's most successful club, and would surely have been heavily reduced had they not knowingly broken the rules, as the independent commission concluded.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Just over a quarter of their total transfer outlay was paid to clubs in the English top flight.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
A chunk of that outlay will be funded by the sales of Rodri and James Trafford as well as the likely departures of Tijjani Reijnders and Savinho.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The outlay for insecticides in Nova Scotia apple orchards is only from 10 to 20 per cent of the amount spent in most other apple-growing areas.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Additionally, roughly 90% of CoreWeave’s capital outlays are financed through delayed draw term loans secured directly by Nvidia hardware assets, creating a tangible collateral base for lenders.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
The war-torn country initially used its own revenues to pay for defence spending but has increasingly relied on foreign backers for these outlays.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Non-discretionary spending rose 2.2% in August driven by a sharp 12% rise in fuel outlays, the bank adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The SSA’s administrative budget has fallen from 1.2% of benefit outlays in 2017 to 0.86% currently, which represents an annual loss of $3 billion in operating revenue, the union said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
The high wages paid in young colonies are frequently made temporarily still higher, by a large influx of capital in the shape of money, brought by emigrants, and by government outlays.
From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Wilhelm Roscher
Last summer, Premier League clubs outlaid more than ever before in the transfer window as spending surpassed £3bn.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
This summer, Premier League clubs outlaid more than ever before in the transfer window as spending surpassed £3bn.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
“It’s a very real risk that Hector Luis Garcia will upend some very carefully outlaid plans,” Showtime Sports President Stephen Espinoza told The Washington Times.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 6, 2022
The Senegal international was even viewed by some as a temporary alternative to the error-prone Kepa Arrizabalaga, with his £22m move from Rennes a fraction of the £71m outlaid on the Spaniard.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2021
The forms outlaid upon them were enwound As with the silence of eternity.
From Song-Surf by Cale Young Rice
Once again they were big spenders, outlaying £349m on 11 signings such as Morgan Rogers, Maxence Lacroix and Emiliano Martinez.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Meta now anticipates outlaying $70 billion to $72 billion on capital expenditures this year, up from $39 billion last year, and expects its capex growth in dollars to be even higher next year.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2025
It may be a lot of pressure for young shoulders, but after outlaying what he wants to achieve by the time he's 25, Maca is taking the expectations in his stride.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025
Cities that installed ShotSpotter in the past bought the equipment and managed the alerts themselves — a model that often involved outlaying hundreds of thousands of dollars.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2012
We could see the streets, the suburbs, the bridges, the outlaying roads, nay, the moving masses of people.
From Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War by George Alfred Townsend
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