It's not every day you lay out so much for a new computer system.
»We had to lay out on a replacement boiler.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
lay out sth for sth — UK US lay out (sth) for/on sth Phrasal Verb with lay({{}}/leɪ/ verb [T] (laid, laid) ► INFORMAL to spend money, especially a large amount: »It s not every day you lay out so much for a new computer system. »We had to lay out on a replacement… … Financial and business terms
lay out sth for/on sth — UK US lay out (sth) for/on sth Phrasal Verb with lay({{}}/leɪ/ verb [T] (laid, laid) ► INFORMAL to spend money, especially a large amount: »It s not every day you lay out so much for a new computer system. »We had to lay out on a replacement… … Financial and business terms
lay out for sth — UK US lay out (sth) for/on sth Phrasal Verb with lay({{}}/leɪ/ verb [T] (laid, laid) ► INFORMAL to spend money, especially a large amount: »It s not every day you lay out so much for a new computer system. »We had to lay out on a replacement… … Financial and business terms
lay out for/on sth — UK US lay out (sth) for/on sth Phrasal Verb with lay({{}}/leɪ/ verb [T] (laid, laid) ► INFORMAL to spend money, especially a large amount: »It s not every day you lay out so much for a new computer system. »We had to lay out on a replacement… … Financial and business terms
lay out on sth — UK US lay out (sth) for/on sth Phrasal Verb with lay({{}}/leɪ/ verb [T] (laid, laid) ► INFORMAL to spend money, especially a large amount: »It s not every day you lay out so much for a new computer system. »We had to lay out on a replacement… … Financial and business terms
lay — lay1 W2S1 [leı] v the past tense of ↑lie 1 lay 2 lay2 v past tense and past participle laid [leıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put somebody/something down)¦ 2 lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc 3¦(bird/insect etc)¦ 4¦(table)¦ 5 lay the foundations/ … Dictionary of contemporary English
lay — 1 /leI/ verb the past tense of lie 1 2 verb past tense and past participle laid 1 PUT SB/STH DOWN (transitive always + adv/prep) to put someone or something down carefully into a flat position: lay sth in/on/under etc: Laying my coat carefully on … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lay — [leɪ] verb laid PTandPP lay somebody → off phrasal verb [transitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to stop employing a worker, usually when there is not enough work for them to do: • The group plans to lay off 10% of its workforce. see also … Financial and business terms
ˌlay sth ˈout — phrasal verb 1) to spread something out or arrange things so that you can see them easily I had my dress all ready and laid out on the bed.[/ex] 2) to explain something carefully and clearly The documents lay out the principles clearly… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
lay*/*/*/ — [leɪ] (past tense and past participle laid [leɪd] ) verb [T] I 1) to put someone or something down in a careful way, especially so that they are lying flat Lay the baby on her back.[/ex] He laid his coat across the arm of the chair.[/ex] 2) if a… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
