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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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
Everyone is out to do the job, possibly because that kind was not content to sit at desks and found their way to ships and outlaying bases.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
