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- [noun out-ley; verb out-ley]
- /noun ˈaʊtˌleɪ; verb ˌaʊtˈleɪ/
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- [noun out-ley; verb out-ley]
- /noun ˈaʊtˌleɪ; verb ˌaʊtˈleɪ/
Definitions of outlaying word
- noun outlaying an expending or spending, as of money. 1
- noun outlaying an amount expended; expenditure. 1
- verb with object outlaying to expend, as money. 1
- noun outlaying Present participle of outlay. 1
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Origin of outlaying
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 Outlaying
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
outlaying 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
outlaying usage trend in Literature
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