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out·lay
(out′lā′)n.
1. The spending or disbursement of money: the weekly outlay on groceries.
2. An amount spent; an expenditure: "huge new outlays for the military" (New York Times).
tr.v. (out-lā′) out·laid (-lād′), out·lay·ing, out·lays
To spend or disburse (money).
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outlay
n
an expenditure of money, effort, etc
vb, -lays, -laying or -laid
(tr) to spend (money)
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out•lay
(n. ˈaʊtˌleɪ; v. ˌaʊtˈleɪ)n., v. -laid, -lay•ing. n.
1. an expending or spending, as of money.
2. an amount expended; expenditure.
v.t. 3. to expend, as money.
[1545–55]
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outlay
Past participle: outlaid
Gerund: outlaying
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Noun | 1. | outlay - the act of spending or disbursing money expending, expenditure - the act of spending money for goods or services compensatory spending, deficit spending, pump priming - spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy |
2. | outlay - money paid out; an amount spent transferred possession, transferred property - a possession whose ownership changes or lapses cost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor expense - money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer; "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting" transfer payment - a public expenditure (as for unemployment compensation or veteran's benefits) that is not for goods and services |
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outlay
noun expenditure, cost, spending, charge, investment, payment, expense(s), outgoings, disbursement Apart from the initial outlay, dishwashers can actually save you money.
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outlay
nounSomething expended to obtain a benefit or desired result:
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Translations
يُنْفِقُ المال
udgift
kiadás
útgjöld
izdevumi
výdavok
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outlay
[ˈaʊtleɪ] n (on project, purchase) → mise f de fondsan initial outlay of → une mise de fonds initiale de
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outlay
n → (Kosten)aufwand m; (recurring, continuous) → Kosten pl; the initial outlay → die anfänglichen Aufwendungen; capital outlay → Kapitalaufwand m; to recoup one’s outlay → seine Auslagen wieder hereinholen or -bekommen; (business) → die Unkosten hereinwirtschaften
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outlay
(ˈautlei) noun money spent. an outlay of $500 on furniture.
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