1
: the act of expending
2
: expenditure, payment
outlays for national defense
Synonyms
Examples of outlay in a Sentence
Verb
the nation had outlaid nearly 20 billion dollars on social programs at that point
Noun
The initial outlay for the program will be 2.4 million dollars.
Maintaining a horse requires considerable outlay.
Recent Examples on the Web
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
This is a huge win for builders who have to outlay a lot of capital to purchase land and are hesitant to get into warehouse space because of the additional CAPEX said Tim Sullivan, senior managing principal at Zonda, a nationwide data and media group.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 7 July 2021
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
Farmers have to outlay massive amounts of money at the beginning of the season to pay for everything.
—Sarah Bowman, IndyStar, 30 Sep. 2022
This is a great time for the interviewer to outlay strategies the company has implemented, and resources that have been allocated.
—Jen Jamula, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
In recent weeks, Biden has sought to revive a flagging operation in Iowa, spending more time in the state and outlaying more on online and TV ads ahead of the Feb. 3 caucuses.
—Ryan Teague Beckwith, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2020
Aaron Wan-Bissaka: Owned by a sizeable 24%, Manchester United simply have not been keeping clean sheets to justify the £5.5m outlay on their summer recruit.
—SI.com, 27 Sep. 2019
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
That’d be an easy choice if our boiler was broken, as a gas system plus an air conditioner would be about the same outlay.
—Tik Root, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2024
Still young, at 22, Antony might well come good eventually, but if there is an opportunity to recoup a healthy portion of the outlay spent, Manchester United should seriously consider it.
—Liam Canning, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The legislation, by the way, is said to be cost-neutral — no additional outlays of taxpayer funds from Sacramento would be required in the enablement of the new degree programs.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 23 Mar. 2024
Vermont doesn’t offer incentives for installing photovoltaic panels, but the IRA extended the 30 percent federal tax credit through 2032, bringing our eventual outlay to $22,236.
—Tik Root, Grist, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
These giant container ships traverse numerous geopolitical hot spots where actors have realized that blocking one or two ships can have a global impact that far outshines their initial outlay.
—Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
For many Filipino fans, traveling to Singapore can be a huge outlay.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
China has been increasing its military outlays, now the second largest in the world after the United States, for several decades.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Verb
Linear ratings are in decline and ad demand has been muted for several quarters owing to economic unrest and changes in how Madison Avenue outlays its dollars for media.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
This is a huge win for builders who have to outlay a lot of capital to purchase land and are hesitant to get into warehouse space because of the additional CAPEX said Tim Sullivan, senior managing principal at Zonda, a nationwide data and media group.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 7 July 2021
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
Farmers have to outlay massive amounts of money at the beginning of the season to pay for everything.
—Sarah Bowman, IndyStar, 30 Sep. 2022
This is a great time for the interviewer to outlay strategies the company has implemented, and resources that have been allocated.
—Jen Jamula, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
In recent weeks, Biden has sought to revive a flagging operation in Iowa, spending more time in the state and outlaying more on online and TV ads ahead of the Feb. 3 caucuses.
—Ryan Teague Beckwith, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2020
Aaron Wan-Bissaka: Owned by a sizeable 24%, Manchester United simply have not been keeping clean sheets to justify the £5.5m outlay on their summer recruit.
—SI.com, 27 Sep. 2019
Noun
Redoing the math Economists are increasingly revising the bill future generations will have to foot in order to pay for the fiscal outlays of governments way back when.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
That’d be an easy choice if our boiler was broken, as a gas system plus an air conditioner would be about the same outlay.
—Tik Root, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2024
Still young, at 22, Antony might well come good eventually, but if there is an opportunity to recoup a healthy portion of the outlay spent, Manchester United should seriously consider it.
—Liam Canning, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The legislation, by the way, is said to be cost-neutral — no additional outlays of taxpayer funds from Sacramento would be required in the enablement of the new degree programs.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 23 Mar. 2024
Vermont doesn’t offer incentives for installing photovoltaic panels, but the IRA extended the 30 percent federal tax credit through 2032, bringing our eventual outlay to $22,236.
—Tik Root, Grist, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
These giant container ships traverse numerous geopolitical hot spots where actors have realized that blocking one or two ships can have a global impact that far outshines their initial outlay.
—Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
For many Filipino fans, traveling to Singapore can be a huge outlay.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
China has been increasing its military outlays, now the second largest in the world after the United States, for several decades.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
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“Outlay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlay. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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