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



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