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to outlay
01
to spend or invest money or resources for a particular purpose
Transitive: to outlay money or resources
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
outlay
3rd person singular
outlays
Present participle
outlaying
Past simple
outlaid
Past participle
outlaid
Examples
The company decided to outlay funds for research and development to enhance product innovation.
Outlay
01
the expenditure of money for a particular purpose
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
outlays
Examples
The company 's outlay on marketing increased this quarter.
02
the sum of money spent
Examples
The total outlay for the renovations was $50,000.
Lexical Tree
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