Outlay
noun
The amount of money you spend on something.
The initial outlay for the business was quite high.
Often appears as...
- initial outlay
- capital outlay
noun
The action of spending money for a purpose.
The outlay of funds for this project has been approved by the management
Often appears as...
- outlay of funds
- outlay of resources
noun
The amount of money you spend on something.
The initial outlay for the business was quite high.
Often appears as...
- initial outlay
- capital outlay
noun
The action of spending money for a purpose.
The outlay of funds for this project has been approved by the management
Often appears as...
- outlay of funds
- outlay of resources
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Budget Planning
The word often refers to planned spending, important in budgeting and finance.
Our total outlay for the new office equipment was within our budget.
Pro Tip 2/3One-Time Cost
'Outlay' can imply a one-time expense, rather than ongoing costs.
The outlay on the new software will pay off in efficiency.
Pro Tip 3/3Big Purchase
It is often used for significant or larger expenses.
The company's outlay on the new building was a major financial decision.
Pro Tip 1/3Budget Planning
The word often refers to planned spending, important in budgeting and finance.
Our total outlay for the new office equipment was within our budget.
Pro Tip 2/3One-Time Cost
'Outlay' can imply a one-time expense, rather than ongoing costs.
The outlay on the new software will pay off in efficiency.
Pro Tip 3/3Big Purchase
It is often used for significant or larger expenses.
The company's outlay on the new building was a major financial decision.
Pro Tip 1/3Budget Planning
The word often refers to planned spending, important in budgeting and finance.
Our total outlay for the new office equipment was within our budget.
Pro Tip 2/3One-Time Cost
'Outlay' can imply a one-time expense, rather than ongoing costs.
The outlay on the new software will pay off in efficiency.
Pro Tip 3/3Big Purchase
It is often used for significant or larger expenses.
The company's outlay on the new building was a major financial decision.
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and become embedded in digital wallets. So credit will always be an important element. You know, most people in the world, it isn't that their cash outlays exceed their cash intake.
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What COVID-19 means for...
and become embedded in digital wallets. So credit will always be an important element. You know, most people in the world, it isn't that their cash outlays exceed their cash intake.
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Nick Turse
American Historian
U.S. failures when it comes to the Gulf of Guinea are many: a failure to address the longstanding concerns of a government watchdog agency, a failure to effectively combat piracy despite an outlay of tens of millions of taxpayer dollars, and a failure to confront corrupt African leaders who enable piracy in the first place.
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Stephen Miller
American Public Servant
One of the things that we're missing from our political dialogue right now is the idea that the United States is a home. It is more than an accounting sheet. It is more than the sum of its G.D.P., its total tax collections, or its total outlays. America is a family.
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Tahl Raz
American Journalist
Oil wells never really run dry. A big company will drain maybe 40% of a field. Pulling out the rest of the oil, which requires an outlay of incrementally more cash per barrel, often proves uneconomical for big companies with big overheads.
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William Lyon Mackenzie King
Canadian Politician
Since the outbreak of war, there has been in our country a steady increase in the consumption of spirits, wine and beer. It is estimated that in dollar volume, the annual outlay is now practically double what it was before the war.
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William Vickrey
Canadian Educator
Nearly all educational expenditure should be considered a capital outlay, whether it provides a future return in the form of enhanced taxable income or in terms of an enhanced quality of life.
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Wilfred Owen
English Soldier
A Poem does not grow by jerks. As trees in Spring produce a new ring of tissue, so does every poet put forth a fresh outlay of stuff at the same season.
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Dick Thornburgh
American Politician
Federal program and services outlay in Puerto Rico is approximately $10 billion per year.
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William Vickrey
Canadian Educator
The nominal budget is a poor indicator of the impact of government outlays and revenues.
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Glenda Jackson
British Actress
One hell of an outlay for a very small return, with most of them.
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Nick Turse
American Historian
U.S. failures when it comes to the Gulf of Guinea are many: a failure to address the longstanding concerns of a government watchdog agency, a failure to effectively combat piracy despite an outlay of tens of millions of taxpayer dollars, and a failure to confront corrupt African leaders who enable piracy in the first place.
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Stephen Miller
American Public Servant
One of the things that we're missing from our political dialogue right now is the idea that the United States is a home. It is more than an accounting sheet. It is more than the sum of its G.D.P., its total tax collections, or its total outlays. America is a family.
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Tahl Raz
American Journalist
Oil wells never really run dry. A big company will drain maybe 40% of a field. Pulling out the rest of the oil, which requires an outlay of incrementally more cash per barrel, often proves uneconomical for big companies with big overheads.
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William Lyon Mackenzie King
Canadian Politician
Since the outbreak of war, there has been in our country a steady increase in the consumption of spirits, wine and beer. It is estimated that in dollar volume, the annual outlay is now practically double what it was before the war.
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William Vickrey
Canadian Educator
Nearly all educational expenditure should be considered a capital outlay, whether it provides a future return in the form of enhanced taxable income or in terms of an enhanced quality of life.
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Wilfred Owen
English Soldier
A Poem does not grow by jerks. As trees in Spring produce a new ring of tissue, so does every poet put forth a fresh outlay of stuff at the same season.
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Dick Thornburgh
American Politician
Federal program and services outlay in Puerto Rico is approximately $10 billion per year.
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William Vickrey
Canadian Educator
The nominal budget is a poor indicator of the impact of government outlays and revenues.
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Glenda Jackson
British Actress
One hell of an outlay for a very small return, with most of them.
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