outlay — ozdic

Collocations

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1

(noun.)

ADJ

considerable, huge, large, massive | modest, small

initial

Starting a small business requires a significant initial outlay for equipment and supplies.

total | capital, cash, financial, investment

VERB + OUTLAY

make

require

Building a new website required a significant outlay of money and time.

recoup, recover | repay

PREP

~ on

The company decided to reduce its outlay on advertising this year.

Definitions

noun

1

A laying out or expending; that which is laid out or expended.

2

The spending of money, or an expenditure.

Without too much outlay, you could buy a second-hand car.

Regard must be had to the extent to which the original capital outlay has not been covered by the sum of the annual provisions for renewal, that is to say, in insurance terms, to the unexpired life of the original work, although this financial factor has to be modified in the light of the actual physical condition of the work to be replaced.

3

A remote haunt or habitation.

I know her and her haunts, Her lays, leaps, and outlays, and will discover all.

verb

1

To lay or spread out; expose; display.

Their boggy breasts out-lay, and Skipton down doth crawl

2

To spend, or distribute money.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of spending or disbursing money

noun — money paid out

Antonyms

income

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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Without too much outlay, you could buy a second-hand car.

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Regard must be had to the extent to which the original capital outlay has not been covered by the sum of the annual provisions for renewal, that is to say, in insurance terms, to the unexpired life of

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03

Getting the right manager has just been made more difficult by not having Champions League to offer. There will also be a huge churn of players after the lavish, unrewarding outlay this season.

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04

Their boggy breasts out-lay, and Skipton down doth crawl

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05

First-time entrepreneurs often underestimate the initial outlay required for launching a new business.

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06

The union is prepared to outlay their entire strike fund in these negotiations.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, outlay is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.