as in expense
a payment made in the course of achieving a result
the outlays for the couple's upcoming wedding seem to be multiplying at an incredible rate
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as in to spend
to hand over or use up in payment
the nation had outlaid nearly 20 billion dollars on social programs at that point
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Recent Examples of outlay
Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 Jan. 2025
Also adding to show’s bottom-line cost will be post-production outlays, which are not included in the 2023 accounting.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2024
Sarah Bowman, IndyStar, 30 Sep. 2022
This is a great time for the interviewer to outlay strategies the company has implemented, and resources that have been allocated.
—Jen Jamula, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
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Noun
Inflation has made the monetary amounts seem absurdly small—less than $10 to get a dozen fugitives from Philadelphia to Elmira, New York, for instance, in July 1856—but these cash outlays were literally a matter of life and death, or the death-in-life of slavery.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 Jan. 2025
Also adding to show’s bottom-line cost will be post-production outlays, which are not included in the 2023 accounting.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2024
Verb
Farmers have to outlay massive amounts of money at the beginning of the season to pay for everything.
—Sarah Bowman, IndyStar, 30 Sep. 2022
This is a great time for the interviewer to outlay strategies the company has implemented, and resources that have been allocated.
—Jen Jamula, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlay
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There are also likely to be extra post-flight charges for extra flight time, the security stops inbound and other expenses that will be passed along to the customer.—
Doug Gollan,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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While stadium concert treks by Taylor Swift and Coldplay set records in 2024, the year also saw multiple tours and festivals canceled because of soaring expenses and low ticket sales.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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More Pro Wrestling: Hardy Boys To Rejoin WWE Soon, Matt Hardy Predicts After spending a couple more years at TNA, Ali publicly requested for his release from WWE.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Ellis spent more than 31 years behind bars before Nassau County Judge Patricia Harrington tossed his conviction in 2021.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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Community parking districts will keep the 45% of the revenue that is being generated within their districts from current parking rates, but any of the surplus revenue collected from the fee hikes will be used to fund other eligible costs currently funded by the general fund.—
Emily Alvarenga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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Each kit is $35 plus shipping costs—and purchase quickly, as these usually sell out weeks before Valentine's Day.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Jan. 2025
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Miller also must pay restitution, prosecutors said.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Jan. 2025
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As fuel-efficient cars — and EVs, which pay higher registration fees but don't use gas — become the norm, fewer dollars are flowing into transportation coffers.—
Kale Williams,
Axios,
21 Jan. 2025
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Worldwide Exchange Pick: Digital Realty (DLR) Malcolm Ethridge of Capital Area Planning Group sees Digital Realty Trust outperforming the S & P 500 this year as big tech companies increase their capital expenditure spending.—
Frank Holland,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2025
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Despite this, rising costs, including contractor inflation and sustaining capital expenditures, tempered profit margins.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Outlay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlay. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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