outlay C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈaʊtˌleɪ/ UK /ˈaʊtleɪ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an amount of money spent on something The initial outlay for equipment was recovered within a year. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an amount of money spent on... expenditureexpensecostdisbursementspendingoutgoinvestment ↔ Opposites incomereturnrevenuesavings Word family Related forms layoutlaid Etymology AI details From out- plus lay (in the sense 'to lay out, expend'), on the model of lay out money. First attested as a noun for money expended. ūt Old English lecgan Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # outlay **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈaʊtˌleɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈaʊtleɪ/ ## Meanings 1. an amount of money spent on something ## Examples - The initial outlay for equipment was recovered within a year. ## Synonyms - expenditure - expense - cost - disbursement - spending - outgo - investment ## Antonyms - income - return - revenue - savings ## Related Forms - lay - outlaid ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ūt - Root: lecgan ## Etymology From out- plus lay (in the sense 'to lay out, expend'), on the model of lay out money. First attested as a noun for money expended. ## AI Etymology Outlay is from out- plus lay (in the sense 'to lay out, expend'), on the model of lay out money. First attested as a noun for money expended. Important recorded forms include ūt (Old English) and lecgan (Old English). The current sense covers an amount of money spent on something. The wider family includes related words such as lay and outlaid. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown