as in expenses
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 spends
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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Noun
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Madrid’s modular construction approach and standardized designs serve as an example of how to streamline processes, cut costs, and reduce expenses, which Toronto could look to to reduce unnecessary expenditures and accelerate transit development.—
Ankit Mishra,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025 -
Your business may have several expenses that aren't essential to its running.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Now, the YouTuber has broken his silence — in a 21-minute video uploaded to his side channel with 272,000 subscribers that only spends around two minutes explaining his recent absence from the internet.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
24 Dec. 2024
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In one scene that has become an Internet meme, an unemployed Ben spends three weeks making a three-second Claymation music video.—
Rachel Syme,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The 2025 re-edition pays tribute to the original collaboration, bringing back beloved motifs like the Monogram Multicolore, Cherry Blossom, and Superflat Panda.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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Cruise is his passenger, a ruthless hitman who pays Fox to drive him around wiping out targets.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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According to the 2024 Trustees Report, Social Security’s total income in 2023 was $1,351 billion, while its expenditures reached $1,392 billion.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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The resulting ratio of Medicare spending under ASP versus the same expenditures under international prices, holding volume and mix of drugs constant, would represent an International Price Index.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Outlays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlays. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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