outlay

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A laying out or expending; that which is laid out or expended.
2. (countable, uncountable) The spending of money, or an expenditure.
3. (archaic, countable, uncountable) A remote haunt or habitation.

Verb

1. (transitive) To lay or spread out; expose; display.
2. (transitive) To spend, or distribute money.

Synonyms

expenditure

outgo

cost

spending

expenses

expense

expend

spend

disbursement

charge

outgoing

payment

💸

disbursal

outgoings

consume

reward

settle

wage

way out

capital investment

costs

paying-out

analyse

surface graft

debit

disburse

egress

emergence

exit

fee

fund

investment

lay waste

national expenditure

outlet

pay

💸

paying

pay out

Translations

dépense

desembolso

spesa

dispendio

Aufwand

Auslagen

Auslage

Ausgabe

uitgaaf

débours

sborso

desemborsament

frais

esborso

impensa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaʊtleɪ/

Etymology

From out- + lay.