Outlay — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of spending or disbursing money

money paid out; an amount spent

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈaʊtleɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈaʊtleɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈaʊtleɪ/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈaʊtleɪ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disbursal disbursement expenditure outgo spending

Antonyms

income

Word Forms

spend	verb	spend completely
disburse	verb	expend, as from a fund
expend	verb	pay out

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufwand

der Akt des Ausgebens oder Auszahlens von Geld

🇫🇷French

dépenses

l'acte de dépenser ou de débourser de l'argent

🇪🇸Spanish

desembolso

el acto de gastar o desembolsar dinero

🇮🇹Italian

esborso

l’atto di spendere o sborsare denaro

🇳🇱Dutch

uitgave

de handeling van het uitgeven of uitbetalen van geld

🇵🇹Portuguese

desembolso

o ato de gastar ou desembolsar dinheiro

🇷🇺Russian

затраты

акт траты или выдачи денег

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिव्यय

धन खर्च करने या वितरित करने की क्रिया या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যয়

অর্থ ব্যয় বা বিতরণের কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

செலவு

பணத்தை செலவழிக்கும் அல்லது விநியோகிக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఖర్చు

డబ్బు ఖర్చు చేయడం లేదా పంపిణీ చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

परिव्यय

पैसे खर्च करणे किंवा वितरित करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખર્ચ

નાણાં ખર્ચવા અથવા વિતરિત કરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಖರ್ಚು

ಹಣವನ್ನು ಖರ್ಚು ಮಾಡುವ ಅಥವಾ ವಿತರಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചെലവ്

പണം ചെലവഴിക്കുന്നതിനോ വിതരണം ചെയ്യുന്നതിനോ ഉള്ള പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਰਚਾ

ਪੈਸੇ ਖਰਚਣ ਜਾਂ ਵੰਡਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

خرچ

رقم خرچ کرنے یا تقسیم کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

支出

花钱或支付金钱的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

支出

お金を使うまたは支払う行為

🇰🇷Korean

지출

돈을 쓰거나 지출하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chi tiêu

hành động chi tiêu hoặc giải ngân tiền

🇹🇭Thai

ค่าใช้จ่าย

การใช้จ่ายหรือการเบิกจ่ายเงิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengeluaran

tindakan membelanjakan atau mengeluarkan uang

🇵🇭Filipino

paggastos

ang pagkilos ng paggastos o paglabas ng pera

🇲🇾Malay

perbelanjaan

perbuatan membelanjakan atau mengeluarkan wang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مصاريف

فعل الإنفاق أو صرف الأموال

🇮🇷Persian

هزینه

عمل خرج کردن یا پرداخت پول

🇹🇷Turkish

masraf

para harcama veya dağıtma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הוֹצָאָה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'outlay'?

The primary meaning of 'outlay' is 'the act of spending or disbursing money'.

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Using 'outlay' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'outlay' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'outlay' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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