outlay

English

Etymology

From out- +‎ lay.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

outlay (uncountable)

1. A laying out or expending; that which is laid out or expended.
2. The spending of money, or an expenditure.

   Without too much outlay you could buy a dictionary.

3. (archaic) A remote haunt or habitation.

   I know her and her haunts, Her lays, leaps, and outlays, and will discover all. ― Francis Beaumont.

Translations

the spending of money, or an expenditure

Finnish: kulut (fi) pl., menot (fi) pl., kustannukset (fi) pl.

Russian: расходы (ru) pl., затраты (ru) pl.

Verb

outlay (third-person singular simple present outlays, present participle outlaying, simple past and past participle outlaid)

1. (transitive) To lay or spread out; expose; display.
2. (transitive) To spend, or distribute money.

Translations

to spend, or distribute money

Finnish: käyttää (fi)

Russian: тратить (ru), расходовать (ru)

Anagrams

• layout, lay out