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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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verb

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Recent Examples of outlay
Noun
Champions Liverpool are leading the way in terms of expenditure this summer — their total outlay is north of £300million — but have been selling plenty of players too, with Darwin Nunez (Al Hilal), Luis Diaz (Bayern Munich), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen) and Ben Doak (Bournemouth) leaving. Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025 In an interview, Seddio insisted all of the expenses were legitimate campaign outlays and contributions to charitable organizations. Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
Linear ratings are in decline and ad demand has been muted for several quarters owing to economic unrest and changes in how Madison Avenue outlays its dollars for media. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for outlay
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlay
Noun
  • Ocasio-Cortez reported the travel expense shortly after a one-day Salt Lake City rally with Sanders.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
  • For the tax year 2025, the standard mileage rate is 21 cents per mile driven for moving expenses.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • More on that decision and a list of other schools that have decided to spend cash on volleyball here.
    Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Tony didn’t find out about their daughter until after Ziva’s death, then father and daughter spent several years together before Ziva revealed the truth.
    Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Year-round book sales ended in 2025 due to stocking costs.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The jury saw extensive emails between Donna and Wendi that showed how Donna pushed Wendi to pursue relocation to South Florida at any cost, including offering her ex-husband $1 million and taunting him with the possibility of converting their kids from Judaism to Catholicism.
    Lauren del Valle, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There are also fears that doctors in these practices may focus too much on keeping paying patients happy, rather than providing the best disease management or medical care, researchers said.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The jump in community college enrollment shows that more people feel this type of education sets them up to find a well-paying job without going into heavy debt, officials at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College said.
    Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the five seasons from 2010-11 and 2014-15, spending by the ‘Big Six’ clubs represented between 60 and 66 per cent of the total transfer expenditure in the Premier League.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • For those patients initiated on the GLP-1s, healthcare expenditures rose, with inpatient costs accounting for the largest share.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Outlay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlay. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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