- outlay out·lay n
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out|lay — «noun. OWT LAY; verb. owt LAY», noun, verb, laid, lay|ing. –n. 1. the action of spending or laying out money; expense: »a large outlay for clothing. 2. the amount spent; expenditure: »The outlay to acquire the business e … Useful english dictionary
out·lay — /ˈaʊtˌleı/ noun, pl lays formal : an amount of money that is spent [count] The initial outlay for the program will be 2.4 million dollars. an outlay of $2,000 large cash outlays [noncount] Maintaining a horse requires considerable … Useful english dictionary
outlay — out‧lay [ˈaʊtleɪ] noun [countable, uncountable] FINANCE an amount of money that has to be spent, especially at the start of a new business, project etc: • The company s initial outlay would be about $56m. ˌcapital ˈoutlay FINANCE money spent on… … Financial and business terms
Outlay — Out*lay , v. t. To lay out; to spread out; to display. [R.] Drayton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Outlay — Out lay , n. 1. A laying out or expending. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is expended; expenditure. [1913 Webster] 3. An outlying haunt. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
outlay — (n.) act or fact of laying out (especially money) or expending, 1798, originally Scottish, from OUT (Cf. out) + LAY (Cf. lay) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
outlay — out|lay [ˈautleı] n [U and C] the amount of money that you have to spend in order to start a new business, activity etc →↑expense, cost ↑cost small/modest/considerable/large etc outlay ▪ For a relatively small outlay, you can start a home… … Dictionary of contemporary English
outlay — out|lay [ aut,leı ] noun count or uncount the amount of money that you must spend in order to buy something or to start a new business or project: an initial outlay of over $300,000 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
outlay — out•lay n. [[t]ˈaʊtˌleɪ[/t]] v. [[t]ˌaʊtˈleɪ[/t]] n. v. laid, lay•ing 1) an expending or spending, as of money 2) an amount expended; expenditure 3) to expend, as money • Etymology: 1545–55 … From formal English to slang
lay — lay1 W2S1 [leı] v the past tense of ↑lie 1 lay 2 lay2 v past tense and past participle laid [leıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put somebody/something down)¦ 2 lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc 3¦(bird/insect etc)¦ 4¦(table)¦ 5 lay the foundations/ … Dictionary of contemporary English
lay out — verb 1. lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line (Freq. 7) lay out the clothes lay out the arguments • Syn: ↑range, ↑array, ↑set out • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
