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

But, on the contrary, total outlays increased by $217 billion—most of which came from an uptick in Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026

Is there some hidden masterpiece, some Madison Avenue Black Panther, to show for all the outlays? — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026

These outlays directly drive data center expansions and artificial intelligence compute infrastructure. — CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026

Wall Street is getting more cautious, attempting to sort out which companies are spending rationally, how those outlays are impacting other parts of their business, and who will actually benefit from AI’s transformative impact on society. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

That number includes outlays on robots, semiconductors and satellites. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

This time, France's large pension outlays and its need to rein in public spending leave little room for maneuver. — Makini Brice, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026

Russia ramped up its military outlays, putting it on track to spend a record $200 billion on defense in 2026 with little sign of the Ukraine war coming to an end. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

The district plans to spend $216 million on capital outlays, up from $132 million, including the ongoing Unite U-46 construction projects and the purchase of new buses. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026