outlay

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

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

Synonyms

expenditure

outgo

cost

spending

expenses

expense

expend

spend

disbursement

charge

outgoing

payment

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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

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paying

pay out

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaʊtleɪ/

Etymology

From out- + lay.