as in expenses
a payment made in the course of achieving a result
the outlays for the couple's upcoming wedding seem to be multiplying at an incredible rate
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as in spends
to hand over or use up in payment
the nation had outlaid nearly 20 billion dollars on social programs at that point
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Recent Examples of outlays
ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
The 58-page resolution calls for total federal spending of $60 trillion in on-budget outlays over the next decade and nearly $80 trillion in total outlays when spending on Social Security and the Postal Service are included, according to a summary table produced by the Senate Budget Committee.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2026
The original cost was was to be $14 million, financed by the referendum and capital outlays from the district.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
In short, economizing on non-defense outlays simply has to bring mandatory spending under review.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
These trends appear set to persist as geopolitical tensions intensify, the IMF said, raising serious questions about whether higher defense spending could crowd out other outlays such as social spending.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
In short, economizing on non-defense outlays simply has to bring mandatory spending under review.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
These two outlays contribute costs of $461 billion and $70 billion respectively.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Multiple potential investors expressed concerns to Sportico about the economic structure of the league that would require significant initial outlays for the franchise fee and infrastructure needs, and then have the NBA retain 50% of the entity.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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Kennedy cited a Congressional Budget Office report showing that Medicaid outlays are estimated to increase by about 47% over the next decade.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
The 58-page resolution calls for total federal spending of $60 trillion in on-budget outlays over the next decade and nearly $80 trillion in total outlays when spending on Social Security and the Postal Service are included, according to a summary table produced by the Senate Budget Committee.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2026
The original cost was was to be $14 million, financed by the referendum and capital outlays from the district.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
In short, economizing on non-defense outlays simply has to bring mandatory spending under review.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
These trends appear set to persist as geopolitical tensions intensify, the IMF said, raising serious questions about whether higher defense spending could crowd out other outlays such as social spending.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
In short, economizing on non-defense outlays simply has to bring mandatory spending under review.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
These two outlays contribute costs of $461 billion and $70 billion respectively.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Multiple potential investors expressed concerns to Sportico about the economic structure of the league that would require significant initial outlays for the franchise fee and infrastructure needs, and then have the NBA retain 50% of the entity.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlays
Noun
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Fuel is one of the largest expenses for airlines.—
Mae Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The campaign was created to help ease the financial strain associated with her care, including treatment costs, complementary therapies, travel to medical appointments and everyday living expenses.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Barden spends a lot of time speaking to agents and other athlete representatives.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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How Gen X spends Shoppers are seen outside the French multinational personal care and beauty retail brand Sephora store in Spain.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In one of the health plans, for example, an OCPS teacher who insured a spouse or domestic partner would see the bi-weekly, per-paycheck costs rise from about $300 this year to $675 next year.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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Polls show more voters blame Trump and Republicans for both shutdowns and agree with the Democratic stance on the key issues at stake, like health care costs and the mass deportation campaign.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Wells pays someone to mow her lawn.—
David A. Lieb,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The state’s Next Level Jobs program pays the tuition for students to take classes for high-demand jobs, Dulin said.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That would represent growth of 66% in capital expenditures for the year—an additional $200 billion—over 2025, Samik Chatterjee and his colleagues estimate.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Matthew Burry, an accountant with Whittlesey who was reviewing Blue Hills expenditures, emailed Gallon-Clark in March 2024 to flag several potential issues with one of the two $600,000 payments that Cicero’s businesses received.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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