outlay
Americannoun
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an expending or spending, as of money.
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an amount expended; expenditure.
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of outlay
Example Sentences
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Even as services spending recovers, households appear reluctant to commit to major outlays on homes, high-end goods or large discretionary purchases.
From MarketWatch
One possible complication, however, could be the record capital-expenditure outlay of U.S.-based AI companies that don’t appear to be generating high returns.
From MarketWatch
At the same time, insufficient funding, disproportionate outlays for salaries and pensions, and a domestic defense industry dominated by a sclerotic public sector have long been a drag on India’s military modernization.
Eliminating the gap between outlays and revenues for these programs would yield more than half the reductions needed to reach the 3% deficit target by 2033.
Despite its strong earnings and the big, highly-publicized capex outlay, this cohort of stocks has stalled and is falling behind the AI sectors in other regions.
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