outlay

outlay
outlay out‧lay [ˈaʊtleɪ] noun [countable, uncountable]
FINANCE an amount of money that has to be spent, especially at the start of a new business, project etc:

• The company's initial outlay would be about $56m.

ˌcapital ˈoutlay
FINANCE money spent on capital equipment; = CAPITAL EXPENDITURE:

• Higher profits enable companies to raise capital outlays and productivity.

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outlay UK US /ˈaʊtleɪ/ noun [C or U]
► FINANCE an amount of money that you spend on something, especially a large amount that is spent on new equipment or to start a new business activity: »

Investors can receive tax relief of up to 40% on their outlay.

 an outlay of $150m/£300/€580m, etc. »

The bank is currently receiving an 8.9% stake for an outlay of £10 million.

 outlay for/on sth »

Total outlay on the health sector is budgeted at 18.34 billion rupees.

 an initial/an original/a total outlay »

Initial outlay for a franchise is approximately £45,000.

 recover/recoup your outlay »

Casinos must not only recoup their outlay, they must also make a profit.

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Going into the wine business involves a large financial outlay.

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an annual/a monthly outlay

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a big/huge/small outlay

→ See also CAPITAL OUTLAY(Cf. ↑capital outlay), CASH OUTLAY(Cf. ↑cash outlay)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • Outlay — Out*lay , v. t. To lay out; to spread out; to display. [R.] Drayton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Outlay — Out lay , n. 1. A laying out or expending. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is expended; expenditure. [1913 Webster] 3. An outlying haunt. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • outlay — I noun amount expended, budgeted items, charge, cost, disbursement, expenditure, expense, impensa, outgo, payment, spending, sumptus II index bear the expense, charge (cost) …   Law dictionary

  • outlay — (n.) act or fact of laying out (especially money) or expending, 1798, originally Scottish, from OUT (Cf. out) + LAY (Cf. lay) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • outlay — [n] expenses bite*, bottom line*, charge, cost, damage, disbursement, expenditure, expense, highway robbery*, investment, price tag, score*, setback*, spending, tab*, throw*, tune*; concept 344 Ant. income, pay …   New thesaurus

  • outlay — ► NOUN ▪ an amount of money spent …   English terms dictionary

  • outlay — [out′lā΄; ] for v. [ out lā′, out′lā΄] n. 1. a spending (of money, energy, etc.) 2. money, etc. spent vt. outlaid, outlaying to spend (money) …   English World dictionary

  • outlay — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, huge, large, massive ▪ modest (esp. BrE), small ▪ initial ▪ T …   Collocations dictionary

  • outlay — out|lay [ˈautleı] n [U and C] the amount of money that you have to spend in order to start a new business, activity etc →↑expense, cost ↑cost small/modest/considerable/large etc outlay ▪ For a relatively small outlay, you can start a home… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • outlay — [[t]a͟ʊtleɪ[/t]] outlays N VAR: usu with supp Outlay is the amount of money that you have to spend in order to buy something or start a project. Apart from the capital outlay of buying the machine, dishwashers can actually save you money... A… …   English dictionary

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