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

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

The Lawrence deal changed the Bengals’ math this offseason, and de facto general manager Duke Tobin spoke before training camp about the future outlays and challenges in completing those deals. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Interest payments alone have cost the Treasury more than its outlays for the Department of Defense, the Department of Education, the Small Business Administration, the Department of Commerce, and the Environmental Protection Agency, combined. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 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