outlay
Example Sentences
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Boston Dynamics will also lease the robots, hoping to bring in customers who might balk at an upfront capital outlay.
From Barron's
Some advocates want at least $150 million for immigrant legal services in California’s budget, money that would follow an initial outlay last year.
From Los Angeles Times
The hard-line Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps controls much of the economy and much of the government’s budget outlays.
That would be more than offset by the savings on fuel costs over the life of the ship, but it is a steep initial outlay.
That said, the bulk of the outlay will come from the new ownership.
From BBC
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