outlay

[ noun out-ley; verb out-ley ]

/ noun ˈaʊtˌleɪ; verb ˌaʊtˈleɪ /

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noun

an expending or spending, as of money.

an amount expended; expenditure.

verb (used with object), out·laid, out·lay·ing.

to expend, as money.

Words nearby outlay

outlandish, outlast, outlaw, outlaw strike, outlawry, outlay, outleap, outlet, outlier, outline, outline font

Origin of outlay

First recorded in 1545–55; out- + lay¹

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Examples from the Web for outlay

His idea was all right, only that he couldn't get over the idea that he must have a big percentage on his outlay, in rents.
Peck's Uncle Ike and The Red Headed Boy|George W. Peck
The rapid economic expansion of recent years has involved the outlay of huge sums of new capital.
The American Empire|Scott Nearing
He fell ill and went away—and in a day all the results of his labours and outlay were flat on the ground.
The Market-Place|Harold Frederic
It is expensive in its first outlay and it demands constantly the greatest care and the highest skill.
The Amateur Garden|George W. Cable

It would require an outlay beyond the resources of our own circle; others cannot be approached in this matter.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman

British Dictionary definitions for outlay

outlay

noun (ˈaʊtˌleɪ)

an expenditure of money, effort, etc

verb (ˌaʊtˈleɪ) -lays, -laying or -laid

(tr) to spend (money)

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outlay

noun

verb (used with object), out·laid, out·lay·ing.

Words related to outlay

Words nearby outlay

Origin of outlay

Examples from the Web for outlay

British Dictionary definitions for outlay

noun (ˈaʊtˌleɪ)

verb (ˌaʊtˈleɪ) -lays, -laying or -laid