as in expense
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
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as in to spend
to hand over or use up in payment
the nation had outlaid nearly 20 billion dollars on social programs at that point
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Recent Examples of outlay
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
What To Know The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported a 5 percent increase in the federal deficit for February, with outlays growing by 7 percent compared to the same period last year.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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
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Noun
Last month, the U.K., which currently spends 2.3% of its GDP, pledged to increase its defense outlay to 2.5% by 2027.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
What To Know The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported a 5 percent increase in the federal deficit for February, with outlays growing by 7 percent compared to the same period last year.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlay
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Related Story The company added that this development stage will pave the way for global biomass sourcing and will promote local production facilities with biomass suppliers, further minimizing shipping and production expenses and emissions.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Mar. 2025
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Trillion-dollar deficits are no longer shocking, and interest expense alone is hovering around record levels.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Levine most recently spent a year as CEO of Kevin Hart’s media company Hartbeat.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025
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Massey spent the last seven years re-launching the company as president and CEO under Rob Stringer, chairman of Sony Music Group.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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The scale and timing of price increases will likely vary depending on whether a model or its parts originates in the U.S., as well as a manufacturer’s assessment of its customers’ capacity to absorb higher costs, some experts said.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Healthcare providers consider several factors, including your medical history, cost and insurance coverage, and the potential for side effects or drug interactions.—
Karen Berger, PharmD,
Verywell Health,
28 Mar. 2025
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At its heart, the trial was about whether college athletes and former college athletes should be paid more than nothing for use of their NIL in video games and other products.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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There was some confusion about whether JT had paid her back.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2025
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The county’s contractual structure led to additional expenditures.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Deferring or delaying such expenditures in an effort to save money may adversely impact patient care.—
Robert Glatter and Peter Papadakos,
Time,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Outlay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlay. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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