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
Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
Miami just committed an all-time NIL outlay (plus its 2025 season) to Carson Beck, and its fan base seems stoked.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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
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Noun
The Fed cut its benchmark interest rate three times last year but is now in a waiting period to see what happens with inflation and government outlays in the year ahead.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
Miami just committed an all-time NIL outlay (plus its 2025 season) to Carson Beck, and its fan base seems stoked.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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
See all Example Sentences for outlay
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlay
Noun
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Recent audits revealed that private school parents, and now voucher recipients, have used the funds for a slew of, at best, questionable expenses, including kayak lessons, horseback riding lessons, home gyms, televisions, and more.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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McCabe had asked for $10.8 million more and closed the gap by making reductions to smaller expenses, such as cutting computer replacements for students in kindergarten through second grade.—
Thomas Goodwin Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Jaguars spent the last two seasons in Class 3A, losing 39-38 to Marshall in the Section 2AAA semifinals last year.—
Tom Schardin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Robbin Rae McCulloch is a California native who spent two decades teaching and developing digital media arts programs at various high schools in Oakland and Greater Los Angeles.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
6 Feb. 2025
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These biosimilars on the market today are 85 percent lower cost than the brand drug, yet PBMs are blocking patient access to these lower cost biosimilars.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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The tariffs would add a minimum of thousands of dollars to the cost of cars, according to experts.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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But the Trump administration would need to finalize the rule and figure out how to pay the roughly $40 billion price tag.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA TODAY,
2 Feb. 2025
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Those who quit were promised they would be paid through Sept. 30.—
Will Weissert,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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Ohio State University, which has led the nation in athletic department spending for the past six years, reported a total of $293 million in expenditures for the 2023-24 season, according to its latest NCAA financial disclosures.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Mega Meta investment Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday announced the company plans to invest around $60 billion to $65 billion in capital expenditures in 2025.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Outlay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlay. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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