OUTLAY
spending, disbursement, disbursal, outlay
(noun) the act of spending or disbursing money
outgo, spending, expenditure, outlay
(noun) money paid out; an amount spent
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
outlay (countable and uncountable, plural outlays)
A laying out or expending; that which is laid out or expended.
The spending of money, or an expenditure.
(archaic) A remote haunt or habitation.
Verb
outlay (third-person singular simple present outlays, present participle outlaying, simple past and past participle outlaid)
(transitive) To lay or spread out; expose; display.
(transitive) To spend, or distribute money.
Anagrams
• lay out, lay-out, layout
Source: Wiktionary
Out*lay", v. t.
Definition: To lay out; to spread out; to display. [R.] Drayton.
Out"lay`, n.
1. A laying out or expending.
2. That which is expended; expenditure.
3. An outlying haunt. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
OUTLIE
Out*lie", v. t.
Definition: To exceed in lying. Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition