outlay
noun
an expending or spending, as of money.
outlaying
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present participleof outlay.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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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
As the returning men entered the outlaying streets the little town was found to be anything but a quiet community.
From The Young Engineers in Arizona Laying Tracks on the Man-killer Quicksand by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
