outlay

Example Sentences

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Meta has forecasted capital expenditures to reach between $125 billion and $145 billion for the year -- more than double the company's 2025 outlay.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

An outlay in excess of £250m, with little recouped through sales, was substantial but as the season has progressed, the importance of those additions has been proven.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Will Denyer, the lead U.S. economist at Hong-Kong based Gavekal Research, emphasizes in a note published Thursday, the conditions necessary for the huge capex outlay planned by American corporates are still very much in place.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

The outlay has some investors nervous, with shares down 25% on the year to $145.54 as of Monday’s close of trading.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 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