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- [noun out-ley; verb out-ley]
- /noun ˈaʊtˌleɪ; verb ˌaʊtˈleɪ/
- /ˈaʊt.leɪ/
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- [noun out-ley; verb out-ley]
- /noun ˈaʊtˌleɪ; verb ˌaʊtˈleɪ/
Definitions of outlay word
- noun outlay an expending or spending, as of money. 1
- noun outlay an amount expended; expenditure. 1
- verb with object outlay to expend, as money. 1
- noun outlay An amount of money spent on something. 1
- noun outlay financial expenditure 1
- noun outlay amount spent 1
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Origin of outlay
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; out- + lay1
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Parts of speech for Outlay
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
outlay popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
outlay usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for outlay
noun outlay
- expenditure — The action of spending funds.
- expense — The cost required for something; the money spent on something.
- sum — the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition: The sum of 6 and 8 is 14.
- amount — The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get.
- cost — The cost of something is the amount of money that is needed in order to buy, do, or make it.
verb outlay
- expend — Spend or use up (a resource such as money, time, or energy).
- spend — to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money.
- lay out — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- pay out — to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.
- disburse — to pay out (money), especially for expenses; expend.
Antonyms for outlay
noun outlay
- savings — tending or serving to save; rescuing; preserving.
- blessing — A blessing is something good that you are grateful for.
- boon — You can describe something as a boon when it makes life better or easier for someone.
- income — the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- pay — to coat or cover (seams, a ship's bottom, etc.) with pitch, tar, or the like.
Top questions with outlay
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