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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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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of outlay (Entry 2 of 2)
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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“Outlay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlay. Accessed 25 Jul. 2021.
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The first known use of outlay was in 1798
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