outlay
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outlay
- /ˈaʊtleɪ/
- /aʊtˈleɪ/
Rhymes with -eɪ
noun outlays
- A laying out or expending; that which is laid out or expended.
- The spending of money, or an expenditure. Without too much outlay, you could buy a second-hand car.
- A remote haunt or habitation. I know her and her haunts, Her lays, leaps, and outlays, and will discover all.
verb outlays · outlaying · outlaid
- To lay or spread out; expose; display. Their boggy breasts out-lay, and Skipton down doth crawl
- To spend, or distribute money.
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noun the spending of money, or an expenditure
| Español | gasto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비용 biyong |
| 日本語 | 支出 shishutsu, 費用 hiyō |
| 中文 | 費用 /费用 fèiyòng |
| Français | dépense |
| Deutsch | Ausgabe, Aufwand |
| Русский | расхо́ды rasxódy, затра́ты zatráty |
| العربية | مَصْرُوف maṣrūf, مَصَارِيف maṣārīf |
verb to spend, or distribute money
| Español | gastar |
|---|---|
| Français | dépenser |
| Italiano | spendere |
| Русский | тра́тить trátitʹ, расходовать rasxodovatʹ |
Talk about this word "outlay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/outlay. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. outlay. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/outlay "outlay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/outlay.
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@misc{outlay_2026,
title = {outlay},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/outlay},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
