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outlay

[out-ley, out-ley]

noun

  1. an expending or spending, as of money.

  2. an amount expended; expenditure.



verb (used with object)

outlaid, outlaying 
  1. to expend, as money.

outlay

noun

  1. an expenditure of money, effort, etc

“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

verb

  1. (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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of outlay1

First recorded in 1545–55; out- + lay 1
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Broadcasters have to provide an expensive outlay for a fifth day which doesn't always happen.

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Spurs have long been linked with Grealish, but their summer outlay could be shackled by the more than £330m in unpaid transfer fees they owe, a considerable portion of which are due this summer.

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Chelsea's ability to maintain their lavish outlay on players comes with an asterisk attached.

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After little transfer outlay in the past year, Slot was asked if he needed to do likewise - and, if so, on which positions.

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Sherman contrasted that potential outlay with the administration’s plan to cut spending by reducing the VA staff.

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