outlay

[ noun out-ley; verb out-ley ]

/ noun ˈaʊtˌleɪ; verb ˌaʊtˈleɪ /

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noun

an expending or spending, as of money.

an amount expended; expenditure.

verb (used with object), out·laid [out-leyd], /ˌaʊtˈleɪd/, out·lay·ing.

to expend, as money.

Origin of outlay

First recorded in 1545–55; out- + lay¹

Words nearby outlay

outlandish, outlast, outlaw, outlawry, outlaw strike, outlay, outleap, outlet, outlier, out like a light, outline

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Example sentences from the Web for outlay

His idea was all right, only that he couldn't get over the idea that he must have a big percentage on his outlay, in rents.
Peck's Uncle Ike and The Red Headed Boy|George W. Peck
The rapid economic expansion of recent years has involved the outlay of huge sums of new capital.
The American Empire|Scott Nearing
He fell ill and went away—and in a day all the results of his labours and outlay were flat on the ground.
The Market-Place|Harold Frederic
It is expensive in its first outlay and it demands constantly the greatest care and the highest skill.
The Amateur Garden|George W. Cable

It would require an outlay beyond the resources of our own circle; others cannot be approached in this matter.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman

British Dictionary definitions for outlay

outlay

noun (ˈaʊtˌleɪ)

an expenditure of money, effort, etc

verb (ˌaʊtˈleɪ) -lays, -laying or -laid

(tr) to spend (money)

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单词	outlay
释义	outlay [ noun out-ley; verb out-ley ] / noun ˈaʊtˌleɪ; verb ˌaʊtˈleɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR outlay ON THESAURUS.COM noun an expending or spending, as of money. an amount expended; expenditure. verb (used with object), out·laid [out-leyd], /ˌaʊtˈleɪd/, out·lay·ing. to expend, as money. Origin of outlay First recorded in 1545–55; out- + lay¹ Words nearby outlay outlandish, outlast, outlaw, outlawry, outlaw strike, outlay, outleap, outlet, outlier, out like a light, outline Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for outlay His idea was all right, only that he couldn't get over the idea that he must have a big percentage on his outlay, in rents. Peck's Uncle Ike and The Red Headed Boy\|George W. Peck The rapid economic expansion of recent years has involved the outlay of huge sums of new capital. The American Empire\|Scott Nearing He fell ill and went away—and in a day all the results of his labours and outlay were flat on the ground. The Market-Place\|Harold Frederic It is expensive in its first outlay and it demands constantly the greatest care and the highest skill. The Amateur Garden\|George W. Cable It would require an outlay beyond the resources of our own circle; others cannot be approached in this matter. Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist\|Alexander Berkman British Dictionary definitions for outlay outlay noun (ˈaʊtˌleɪ) an expenditure of money, effort, etc verb (ˌaʊtˈleɪ) -lays, -laying or -laid (tr) to spend (money) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to outlay disbursement, price tag, expenditure, expense, investment, spending, cost, bite, damage, setback, charge, score, tab, throw, tune, bottom line, highway robbery
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outlay

noun

verb (used with object), out·laid [out-leyd], /ˌaʊtˈleɪd/, out·lay·ing.

Origin of outlay

Words nearby outlay

Example sentences from the Web for outlay

British Dictionary definitions for outlay

noun (ˈaʊtˌleɪ)

verb (ˌaʊtˈleɪ) -lays, -laying or -laid

Words related to outlay