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out·lay
/
n.
ˈaʊtˌleɪ;
v.
ˌaʊtˈleɪ
/
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[
n.
out
-ley;
v.
out-
ley
]
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noun,
verb,
out·laid,
out·lay·ing.
noun
1.
an expending or spending, as of money.
2.
an amount expended; expenditure.
verb (used with object)
3.
to expend, as money.
Origin:
1545–55;
out-
+
lay
1
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outlay
—
n
1.
an expenditure of money, effort, etc
—
vb
,
-lays
,
-laying
,
-laid
2.
(
tr
) to spend (money)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
outlay
"act or fact of laying out (especially money) or expending," 1798, originally Scottish, from
out
+
lay
(v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Despite the outbreak of peace, this week's government budget awarded the
biggest
outlay
to defence.
The
outlay
by the government in accomplishing this was nothing, or nearly
nothing.
To me, the timelapse photography only serves to emphasize the enormous
outlay
of time required for these kinds of excursions.
But once the initial
outlay
is made, the process should be reasonably
inexpensive to operate.
It will bring each of them one-off costs in the tens of millions, but the savings over time will dwarf the initial
outlay
.
Cost is the dollar
outlay
to make the good, or to provide the service.
It will, though, be a while before small companies can justify the high
outlay
.
And getting in on that action doesn't require a huge
outlay
of cash.
For this large
outlay
, the taxpayers have seen minimal return on their investment.
That's the only way a tax credit can be the equivalent of a government
outlay
.
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is less than his income and is steadily kept so."
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