Synonyms of outlays

outlays 1 of 2

noun

plural of outlay

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expenses
• costs
• expenditures
• disbursements
• prices
• charges
• outgoes
• rates
• overheads
• outflows
• tariffs
• tolls
• tabs
• spending moneys
• pocket moneys

outlays

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of outlay

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spends
• pays
• expends
• disburses
• gives
• lays out
• shells out
• drops
• rains
• forks (over, out, or up)
• wastes
• lavishes
• runs through
• squanders
• throws away
• dissipates
• blows
• fritters (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saves
• gains
• wins
• hoards
• makes
• lays up
• procures
• earns
• realizes
• acquires
• caches
• secures
• garners