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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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verb

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Recent Examples of outlay
Noun
City were the only club to top £100m in fees, disbursing almost three times as much as next-highest spending Al Nassr of the Saudi Pro League (whose entire outlay went on coaxing Jhon Duran from Aston Villa). Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025 Key foreign leaders have reaffirmed support for Ukraine after Trump’s public harangue of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last month and taken steps to expand their defense outlays. Steve Kopack, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
The company will initially outlay $10,000 to be shared by the group - Miami volleyball player Taylor Burrell, Florida State soccer player Jaelin Howell, Central Florida track athlete Rayniah Jones and Florida gymnast Trinity Thomas - starting Thursday. USA TODAY, 1 July 2021 With resources at a premium, now is the time to reassess products and services, perhaps remarket or rebrand and, most importantly, determine how best to outlay capital. Noelle Federico, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for outlay
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlay
Noun
  • Another major talking point in the meeting was cost control given the expense of the current and upcoming power unit designs.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • An increase in bond yields could add to that expense, putting even more pressure on the federal budget.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Consumers have been optimizing their spending for years, Thomas said, by making smart decisions to have the ability to still spend, particularly on discretionary items.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Ripp is originally a linebacker but spent parts of last year playing edge.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The scale and timing of price increases will likely vary depending on whether a model or its parts originates in the U.S., as well as a manufacturer’s assessment of its customers’ capacity to absorb higher costs, some experts said.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Healthcare providers consider several factors, including your medical history, cost and insurance coverage, and the potential for side effects or drug interactions.
    Karen Berger, PharmD, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But within a decade, Social Security could run short on funds to pay the full benefits Americans are counting on.
    Dennis W. Jansen, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
  • So McMahon and the Pullman community, who share her love for the church in Historical Pullman National Park, have banded together to pay the roughly $20,000 bill and reopen the church.
    Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Deferring or delaying such expenditures in an effort to save money may adversely impact patient care.
    Robert Glatter and Peter Papadakos, Time, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The county’s contractual structure led to additional expenditures.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Outlay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlay. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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