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outlay

[out-ley, out-ley] / ˈaʊtˌleɪ, ˌaʊtˈleɪ /


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That’s a manageable outlay for a family making $75,000 but nearly half the monthly income of someone who earns $35,000 at the local minimum wage.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

This implies a total outlay of A$1.35 billion based on 24.1 megawatts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Liverpool spent £450m last summer - the highest outlay in a single window by a British club - in a bid to retain their league title.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

Analysts state the restructuring reduces gross debt, limits cash outlay, and manages dilution, calling it a “low-friction” action.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 2026

The outlay for insecticides in Nova Scotia apple orchards is only from 10 to 20 per cent of the amount spent in most other apple-growing areas.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

But both know that investors are skittish about a spending surge that has yet to deliver returns good enough to justify the outlays.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

“The bottom line is that business investment outlays remain robust, powered in large part by the AI buildout,” said Stephen Stanley, chief U.S. economist at Santander Capital Markets.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Amid huge outlays on its war in Ukraine, tax rises, stubborn inflation and nervy consumers are all weighing on Russia's small companies.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

“Upon insolvency, Social Security is legally required to reduce outlays to match revenues,” the report said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

The high wages paid in young colonies are frequently made temporarily still higher, by a large influx of capital in the shape of money, brought by emigrants, and by government outlays.

From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm

Last summer, Premier League clubs outlaid more than ever before in the transfer window as spending surpassed £3bn.

From BBC Jan. 28, 2026

This summer, Premier League clubs outlaid more than ever before in the transfer window as spending surpassed £3bn.

From BBC Nov. 5, 2025

“It’s a very real risk that Hector Luis Garcia will upend some very carefully outlaid plans,” Showtime Sports President Stephen Espinoza told The Washington Times.

From Washington Times Dec. 6, 2022

The Senegal international was even viewed by some as a temporary alternative to the error-prone Kepa Arrizabalaga, with his £22m move from Rennes a fraction of the £71m outlaid on the Spaniard.

From BBC Nov. 17, 2021

The forms outlaid upon them were enwound As with the silence of eternity.

From Song-Surf by Rice, Cale Young

Meta now anticipates outlaying $70 billion to $72 billion on capital expenditures this year, up from $39 billion last year, and expects its capex growth in dollars to be even higher next year.

From MarketWatch Nov. 2, 2025

It may be a lot of pressure for young shoulders, but after outlaying what he wants to achieve by the time he's 25, Maca is taking the expectations in his stride.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2025

Cities that installed ShotSpotter in the past bought the equipment and managed the alerts themselves — a model that often involved outlaying hundreds of thousands of dollars.

From New York Times May 28, 2012

Everyone is out to do the job, possibly because that kind was not content to sit at desks and found their way to ships and outlaying bases.

From Time Magazine Archive

We could see the streets, the suburbs, the bridges, the outlaying roads, nay, the moving masses of people.

From Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War by Townsend, George Alfred




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