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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Most recently, Romania brought in legislation that requires employers to cover remote staff's expenses for internet, electricity and other utilities.—
Dee Coakley,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Financial experts advise having an emergency fund with three to six months' worth of expenses set aside for a rainy day.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Trump, Biden allies divided over GDP report One crisis away from homelessness While discretionary spending is somewhat determined by priorities, income is the key factor when calculating what and where to spend.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
2 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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But that price and the CPI cost of eggs overall, which was up 5.9% in March, may not accurately reflect the drop in wholesale prices that started in the middle of the month.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Officials steer the economy by calibrating the benchmark interest rate on which bank loans and mortgages, among other debt, are based. Corporations and consumers, in general, like low interest rates because the cost of borrowing is cheaper.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Lionel Messi, who met the pope in 2013, paid tribute to on the social network X, posting a picture of the pope accepting an olive tree from him.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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In the next bracket up, 24%, most couples are also paying a 3.8% investment tax, for a combined federal rate of 27.8%.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The new rule wouldn’t apply to one-time or emergency spending, and certain expenditures would be excluded from the cap.—
Nolan McKendry | The Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2025
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Limiting expenditure is an obvious goal of UEFA’s squad cost ratio rule, and Chelsea have repeatedly spoken of their desire to reduce wages.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Outlay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlay. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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