outlay
noun
1. the act of spending or disbursing money
Similar word(s): disbursal, disbursement, spending
Definition categories: act, defrayal, defrayment, payment
2. money paid out; an amount spent
Similar word(s): expenditure, outgo, spending
Definition categories: possession
Sentences with outlay as a noun:
- Without too much outlay you could buy a dictionary.
- I know her and her haunts, Her lays, leaps, and outlays, and will discover all. ― Francis Beaumont.
verb
1. (transitive) To lay or spread out; expose; display.
2. (transitive) To spend, or distribute money.