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outlay

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


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Going into extra time was a bonus as far as I was concerned, because I was getting extra value from the outlay for my ticket.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Celtic's wage bill and financial outlay on transfer fees in recent years point towards money being spent, but perhaps not being spent wisely.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

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

The amount spent for research was therefore a small fraction of 1 per cent of the outlay for the chemical program.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

The SSA’s administrative budget has fallen from 1.2% of benefit outlays in 2017 to 0.86% currently, which represents an annual loss of $3 billion in operating revenue, the union said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

Its outlays for medical benefits also fell during the period.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 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

Investors will punish any talk of lavish outlays by pushing up government borrowing costs, which are already the highest among the Group of 7 rich nations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

She would have preferred that he should have devoted his munificent outlays to institutions already established by her, instead of founding new ones.

From Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine by Berthold Auerbach

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

And, I charge you, see All, in the sun and open air, outlaid Ten days and nights, and five days in the shade.

From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) by Sir Frederic G. (Frederic George) Kenyon

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

Then cam the sough, as pleasant to the ears o' Kingsbarns as the whistlin' winds to the outlaying bluegowns, that his victim was burned.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 by Various




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