1
: the act of expending
2
: expenditure, payment
outlays for national defense
Examples of outlay in a Sentence
Verb
the nation had outlaid nearly 20 billion dollars on social programs at that point
Noun
The initial outlay for the program will be 2.4 million dollars.
Maintaining a horse requires considerable outlay.
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Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Vasquez then asked if the RDA had outlaid any money for LaPorte County for shoreline development.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Well, despite a ginormous outlay on new signings last summer, Brighton’s season is threatening to peter out.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Vasquez then asked if the RDA had outlaid any money for LaPorte County for shoreline development.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Vasquez then asked if the RDA had outlaid any money for LaPorte County for shoreline development.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
Chicago’s total outlay of $320k pales in comparison.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Well, despite a ginormous outlay on new signings last summer, Brighton’s season is threatening to peter out.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outlay
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“Outlay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlay. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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