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outlay

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


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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

This allows Western Digital to take down the convert overhang and reduce gross debt while limiting the cash outlay and managing incremental dilution, according to the analysts.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Court documents show that after this £70.89 outlay Murrell made a total of 1,066 purchases using embezzled SNP cash between 2010 and October 2022.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 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

For a great many climbers, the record shows, stealing time away from the daily grind has not been an insurmountable obstacle, nor has the hefty outlay of cash.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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