outlay
/ˈaʊtˌleɪ/
money spent
The company’s initial outlay was $5 million.
The amount of money the company spent at the start.
Finance
formal
An amount of money spent on a particular purpose.
The total outlay for the project exceeded expectations.
The overall money spent on the project was higher than anticipated.
Often used in business or project budgeting.
Business
formal
To spend or incur (an expense).
They outlaid a large sum to upgrade the equipment.
They spent a large amount of money to improve the equipment.
Verb form is less common than the noun.
Collocations
capital outlaymoney spent on acquiring or improving fixed assetsinitial outlaythe first amount of money invested or spenttotal outlaythe sum of all expenses incurred
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