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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outlays

Noun

Entertainment and retail subscriptions now account for roughly 43% of total subscription outlays. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

Transfer outlays of £36million, the Welsh club’s summer spend on seven new faces, can do that, especially if this comes on the back of £38m being spent across two windows last season. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Federal funding outlays followed, including nearly $114 million awarded for initial construction components. — Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Willy Kurniawan | Reuters Indonesia may have trouble meeting its economic-growth goals for the coming year, after spending 2026 on the defensive amid questions about fiscal outlays and the prospects of a downgrade from MSCI. — Celestine Iyer, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

In the first 10 months of the 2026 fiscal year, interest costs have eclipsed Medicare healthcare outlays to become the second-largest line item in the federal budget, behind the Social Security pension system. — Reuters, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026

In the first 10 months of the 2026 fiscal year, interest costs have eclipsed Medicare health care outlays to become the second-largest line-item in the federal budget, behind the Social Security pension system. — David Lawder, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

In 1945, 84 percent of federal outlays were on defense, a tsunami of spending that would ebb once World War II concluded. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026

The company still expects capital expenditures in excess of $25 billion this year, and executives are now predicting even larger outlays going forward. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 July 2026