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outlay

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of outlay

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 of outlay

charge, cost, disbursement, expenditure, expense, outgo

Words Related to outlay

pocket money, spending money

price, rate, tab, tariff, toll

outlay

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of outlay

to hand over or use up in payment

the nation had outlaid nearly 20 billion dollars on social programs at that point

Synonyms of outlay

disburse, drop, expend, fork (over, out, or up), give, lay out, pay, shell out, spend

Words Related to outlay

blow, dissipate, fritter (away), run through, squander, throw away, waste

Near Antonyms of outlay

cache, hoard, lay up, save

acquire, earn, gain, garner, make, procure, realize, secure, win

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