C1nounformalmoneybusiness
US/ˈaʊt.leɪ/
UK/ˈaʊt.leɪ/
an amount of money spent on something, especially to start a business or project
In context
The initial outlay for the equipment was over ten thousand dollars.
Buying a house requires a large outlay of cash.
The company expects to recover its outlay within two years.
Words that go with outlay
adjective + noun
- initial outlayThe initial outlay is high, but the savings are large.
- capital outlayCapital outlay for the new factory was huge.
- large outlayA large outlay is needed to modernize the plant.
- minimal outlayYou can start the business with minimal outlay.
verb + noun
- recover the outlayIt took three years to recover the outlay.
noun + preposition
- outlay onThe outlay on advertising doubled this year.