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outlay

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noun/ˈaʊtleɪ/
  1. 1

    A laying out or expending; that which is laid out or expended.countableuncountable

  2. 2

    The spending of money, or an expenditure.countableuncountable

    • Without too much outlay, you could buy a second-hand car.
  3. 3

    A remote haunt or habitation.archaiccountableuncountable

    • I know her and her haunts, Her lays, leaps, and outlays, and will discover all.
verb/aʊtˈleɪ/
  1. 1

    To lay or spread out; expose; display.transitive

    • Their boggy breasts out-lay, and Skipton down doth crawl
  2. 2

    To spend, or distribute money.transitive

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