outlay
[noun]
Synonyms: expenditure, cost, expenses, investment, outgoings, spending

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English Thesaurus: spending, expenditure, costs, expenses, outgoings, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

out‧lay /ˈaʊtleɪ/ noun [uncountable and countable]
the amount of money that you have to spend in order to start a new business, activity etc ⇒ expense, cost
small/modest/considerable/large etc outlay
For a relatively small outlay, you can start a home hairdressing business.
outlay on
House buyers usually have a large initial outlay on carpets and furniture.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

outlay
noun
ADJ. considerable, huge, large, massive | modest, small | initial The revenue from the farm could repay the initial outlay within three years.
total | capital, cash, financial, investment
VERB + OUTLAY make | require The project would require little financial outlay.
recoup, recover | repay
PREP. ~ on The railway had made a considerable capital outlay on new rolling stock.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

spending the amount of money that is spent, especially by a government or other organization:
Company spending on staff benefits has been cut dramatically in recent years.
There has been a huge increase in government spending.
military spending
expenditure formal the amount of money that a government, organization, or person spends during a particular period of time – used especially in official documents or reports:
British defence expenditure was consistently high during this period.
military expenditure
Expenditure on advertising has gone down.
costs the money that a person or organization has to spend on heating, rent, wages etc:
What are your annual fuel costs?
Falling sales have forced companies to cut costs.
expenses the money that you spend on things that you need, for example on food, rent, and travel:
Living expenses are much higher in New York.
I kept a record of all my travel expenses so that I could claim them back.
outgoings the money that someone has to spend regularly on rent, bills, food etc for their home or business:
The outgoings on a house this size are very high.
outlay the amount of money that someone must spend when they first start a new business or activity:
The intial outlay on machinery was quite high.
overheads British English, overhead American English the money that a business spends regularly on rent, insurance, and other things that are needed to keep the business operating:
In London, small businesses often have high overheads.

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