large outlay

collocation in English

meaningsoflargeandoutlay

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large
adjective
uk
/lɑːdʒ/us
/lɑːrdʒ/
big in size ...
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outlay
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaʊt.leɪ/us
/ˈaʊt.leɪ/
an amount of money spent for a particular purpose, especially as a first investment ...
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(Definition oflargeandoutlayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Only rich farmers could afford to make alargeoutlaybefore obtaining their first harvest.
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Alargeoutlaywas consequently necessary for famine relief, which had the result that the revenue was seriously restricted and the volume of trade reduced.
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That has meant alargeoutlayof capital in improved buildings.
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And if they have made alargeoutlay, we must believe they have done so because they consider it necessary.
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In my opinion, that is a very small surplus in view of thelargeoutlaythat is involved.
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It will involve no doubt alargeoutlayof capital.
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We know that for generations past our heavy rainfall has caused alargeoutlayupon the draining of the land.
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It may be that the mere setting up of this scheme is such that it is bound to involve a disproportionatelylargeoutlay.
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Is this not alargeoutlayfor such a poor return?
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Whereas maintenance and repair are primarily matters of small outlay to meet current deterioration, provision and improvement constitutelargeoutlay.
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The so-called hotel costs will still require a verylargeoutlayon the part of older people in care.
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In many cases orders for removal have not been sent, and therefore the farmer has been saddled all this time with a verylargeoutlay.
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We were all agreed that if the harbour was to be put on a proper footing it meant alargeoutlayto modernise the harbour.
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It is obviously impossible for a small inn-keeper, a small tradesman or a small farmer to ask for a telephone installation which involves such alargeoutlay.
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If the occupying owner is not very successful, as he is not, in equipping his buildings, how does that proposal quite meet the need forlargeoutlayon buildings?
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No large sum of money will be required—only a very small sum in comparison with thelargeoutlay, and it would only be an act of justice.
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Inevitably a programme of this size means very large outlays of capital.
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