HOW TO PRONOUNCE
outlay
/ˈaʊtˌleɪ/
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What does outlay mean?
noun
- A laying out or expending; that which is laid out or expended.
- The spending of money, or an expenditure.
verb
- To lay or spread out; expose; display.
More meanings (2)
verb
- To spend, or distribute money.
noun
- (archaic) A remote haunt or habitation.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈaʊtˌleɪ/
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To put one telephone in China to every hundred people will mean an outlay of three hundred million dollars.
“This business of cent-shops is overdone among the women-folks. My wife tried it, and lost five dollars on her outlay!”
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Still it must be remembered that so vast and desirable an end cannot be even practically contemplated without a proportionate financial outlay.
This statement suggests the practical question, Do droughts or dry seasons occur with sufficient frequency to warrant the outlay required for irrigation?
This occasioned on our part an outlay of $10, and this small sum was the source of considerable saving to us yearly.