noun
- amounts of money spent or required to be spent
Usage: plural of outlay
verb
- spends or expends money
Usage: third person singular present of outlay
Examples
- The company’s capital outlays increased significantly this quarter.
- Marketing outlays represent a major portion of our budget.
- The government outlays millions on infrastructure projects.
- She carefully tracks all household outlays in a spreadsheet.
- The firm outlays substantial funds for research and development.
- Initial outlays for the new factory were higher than expected.
- The department outlays resources based on priority needs.