Outlay

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪ

Origin

From - + lay.

Full definition of outlay

Noun

1. A laying out or expending; that which is laid out or expended.
2. The spending of money, or an expenditure.Without too much outlay you could buy a dictionary.
3. (archaic) A remote haunt or habitation.I know her and her haunts, Her lays, leaps, and outlays, and will discover all. ― Francis Beaumont.

Verb

1. (transitive) To lay or spread out; expose; display.
2. (transitive) To spend, or distribute money.

Anagrams

• layout, lay out