- outlay⇄noun 1. the action of spending or laying out money; expense.
Ex. a large outlay for clothing.
2. the amount spent; expenditure.
Ex. The outlay to acquire the business exceeded several million dollars. - outlay⇄outlay, noun, verb, -laid,-laying.
- outlay⇄v.t. to lay out; spend; expend.
Ex. to outlay money in improvements.