capital outlay

Example Sentences

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Only about a quarter of this goes toward capital outlay for weapons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Boston Dynamics will also lease the robots, hoping to bring in customers who might balk at an upfront capital outlay.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

The state put $6.4 million in capital outlay funds toward the project this year, but the museum’s organizers face a significant financial climb before doors can open, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported Tuesday.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2023

United were already committed to a significant capital outlay on Old Trafford.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2022

But plant and buildings gradually wear out, and need to be replaced; the course of technical improvement calls continually for fresh capital outlay, which a business in a bad way is reluctant to undertake.

From Supply and Demand by Henderson, Hubert D.