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Webster 1913 Edition
Outlay
Out-lay′
,Verb.
T.
To lay out; to spread out; to display.
[R.]
Drayton.
Out′layˊ
,Noun.
1.
A laying out or expending.
2.
That which is expended; expenditure.
3.
An outlying haunt.
[Obs.]
Beau. & Fl.
Webster 1828 Edition
Outlay
OUT'LAY
,Noun.
Definition 2024
outlay
outlay
English
Noun
outlay (uncountable)
- A laying out or expending; that which is laid out or expended.
- The spending of money, or an expenditure.
- Without too much outlay you could buy a dictionary.
- (archaic) A remote haunt or habitation.
- I know her and her haunts, Her lays, leaps, and outlays, and will discover all. ― Francis Beaumont.
Translations
the spending of money, or an expenditure
Verb
outlay (third-person singular simple present outlays, present participle outlaying, simple past and past participle outlaid)
- (transitive) To lay or spread out; expose; display.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Drayton to this entry?)
- (transitive) To spend, or distribute money.
Translations
to spend, or distribute money