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
Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
Rodney Barreto, co-chair of the local World Cup organizing committee, said the economic boost from hosting seven World Cup games during the summer, which should bring in extra hotel and sales tax revenue, is bound to cover the county’s extra outlays.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
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
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Noun
Farias said Wednesday she was alarmed by the costly outlay.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
Rodney Barreto, co-chair of the local World Cup organizing committee, said the economic boost from hosting seven World Cup games during the summer, which should bring in extra hotel and sales tax revenue, is bound to cover the county’s extra outlays.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 13 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlay
Noun
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Slow down just enough to ensure that growth doesn’t come at the expense of your people.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Reform, which didn't exist when these areas last voted four years ago, won more than 600 seats in the elections for 1,600 seats on 23 local councils, mostly at the Tories' expense.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 May 2025
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And four years later, their collection of groups spent $42 million to unsuccessfully keep Trump from becoming the nominee for a third time.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 May 2025
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At Alpha School, students spend just two hours a day in class, guided by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tutor.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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Shoppers are calling it an excellent value for the cost — which is even better than usual right now.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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New parents also shell out for medical costs, diapers, clothing and feeding supplies.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
Verb
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Patients using these applications often pay a subscription fee, which insurance may partly cover, for regular sessions and contact with therapists.—
Phillip Reese,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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In March, the USDA's Office of Inspector General notified California, Florida, New York and Texas of inspections of their SNAP programs to see if the states were improperly using administrative funds to pay out benefits, the emails show.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
9 May 2025
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The Village Board voted unanimously on April 8 to approve $163 million in expenditures, up $16.5 million from last year’s budget of $146.5 million, according to Village Manager Cara Pavlicek.—
Phil Rockrohr,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2025
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In fiscal year 2024, of the $2 billion in total research expenditures at the university, $1.2 billion came in through federal research grants, with $762 million from NIH alone.—
Brady Thomas West,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
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“Outlay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlay. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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