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
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
With outlays in logistics and software, Zalando has had trouble making profits in the past but this number was also positive in 2024.
—Cathrin Schaer, WWD, 6 Mar. 2025
Noelle Federico, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
Farmers have to outlay massive amounts of money at the beginning of the season to pay for everything.
—Sarah Bowman, IndyStar, 30 Sep. 2022
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Noun
Annual deficits near $2 trillion—exceeding the total nominal federal outlays of the 1990s—enlarge a $36 trillion national debt.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
With outlays in logistics and software, Zalando has had trouble making profits in the past but this number was also positive in 2024.
—Cathrin Schaer, WWD, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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
Farmers have to outlay massive amounts of money at the beginning of the season to pay for everything.
—Sarah Bowman, IndyStar, 30 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlay
Noun
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President Ronald Reagan’s funding cuts across the government pushed more expenses onto states and cities, which limited the ability of local parks and recreation departments to fully staff youth programs.—
Mark Rerick,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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After California directed eligible employees to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the state began issuing telework stipends to compensate individuals for expenses incurred related to their work, such as home internet.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Last summer, West Ham spent more than £120m on a total of nine players.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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The United States government spends $1.2 billion annually on maternity care, and American families pay more to give birth than any other nation.—
Carson Meyer,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Having an emergency fund prevents the need to use credit cards for these costs, which can increase debt if not paid off quickly due to interest.—
Víctor Rosario,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Harden delayed a vote last week that would have opened the door for a borrowing plan to allow CPS to absorb the costs of the underfunded pension fund for municipal workers, mostly CPS employees.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Cutting-edge visual effects create a world of talking photorealistic animals that might as well be a nature documentary, and attention is paid to livening up the humor, with Billy Eichner’s funny, overdramatic meerkat Timon showing up everybody, including Beyoncé. 9.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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School systems with weak property tax bases, including those in rural areas, depend on that money to pay teachers, pay for buses and buy classroom technology.—
Bianca Vázquez Toness,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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Subscribe Investors were reacting to the U.S. core personal consumption expenditures price index — the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure — which rose more than expected on Friday, according to an update released Friday.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2025
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Personal consumption expenditures rose 0.4% last month, up from the 0.3% drop in January.—
Courtenay Brown,
Axios,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Outlay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlay. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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