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

Meanwhile, outlays by those in the bottom 80% were unchanged after inflation. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 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

The All-America survey finds that 60% of those with incomes below $30,000 are reducing their outlays for essentials, compared with just 35% of those with incomes above $100,000. — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 17 July 2026

The top 20% of the income distribution now accounts for nearly 60% of all personal outlays, up from about half in the early 1990s. — Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Big Tech’s historic AI outlays, set ‌to top $700 billion this year, are piling pressure on companies to show returns from the technology and offset the rising cost of rolling it out across their businesses. — Reuters, NBC news, 6 July 2026

For all the breakneck user growth, though, the microdrama business has yet to prove broadly profitable, with heavy outlays on content and marketing weighing on many operators. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026

The total cost for the parade plus related preparations and cleanup will likely surpass $2 million, based on outlays for previous events, with private sponsors sometimes partially covering expenses. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 18 June 2026

Indeed, OpenAI is mulling slashing prices, the Journal reported, while some customers are only using highly capable models for complex tasks, relying on cheaper open-source ones for most functions, saving up to 95% on outlays. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 12 June 2026