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单词 outlay
释义
outlay
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaʊt.leɪ/us
/ˈaʊt.leɪ/
anamountofmoneyspentfor aparticularpurpose,especiallyas a firstinvestmentin something:
（尤指用于第一次投资的）开支，费用
For aninitialoutlayof$2,000 tobuytheequipment, you canearnup to $500 amonthif theproductsellswell.买这套设备首笔花费为2000美元，要是产品卖得好，你每月可以赚得500美元。
Few areabletoaffordthecashoutlay.
More examples
  • It'slowcost, with nosignificantcashoutlay at theoutset.
  • He willinvestanother $65 million,bringinghistotaloutlay to $315 million.
  • Thistechnologywillrequireaninitialoutlay, but it willproducelong-termsavings.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Costs & expenses
  • aliment
  • all in
  • blue book value
  • book value
  • carriage
  • carrying charge
  • cash flow
  • entrance fee
  • expenditure
  • fee
  • flat rate
  • gate money
  • purchasing power
  • special offer
  • starting price
  • sticker price
  • sunk cost
  • time is moneyidiom
  • top rate
  • transfer fee
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outlay
verb[T]
mainlyUS
uk
/ˌaʊtˈleɪ/us
/ˌaʊtˈleɪ/
outlaid|outlaid
tospendanamountofmoneyfor aparticularpurpose,especiallyas a firstinvestmentin something:
In the firstyearwe outlaid thousands ofdollarsoncomputers.
Employees are notrequiredto outlay any oftheirownmoney.
More examples
  • Britain'sleadingmanufacturingcompaniesare outlayingproportionatelyless incapitalexpenditurethan aretheirforeigncompetitors.
  • The Government will outlay $1.5 million for theconstructionofovertakinglaneson thePacificHighway.
  • Publishers willpointout that they take ahugepuntwith anauthor, outlaying asmallfortuneon theprintrunandwarehousespace.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Paying money
  • advance
  • ante up (something)
  • balance
  • burn a hole insomeone'spocketidiom
  • chargeable
  • co-finance
  • compensate
  • congestion charge
  • cough
  • foot
  • lash
  • pay top dollaridiom
  • payer
  • ransom
  • settle up
  • shortchange
  • sink intosomething
  • spender
  • splash out(something)
  • spring forsomething
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(Definition ofoutlayfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
outlay
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaʊt.leɪ/us
/ˈaʊt.leɪ/
anamountofmoneyspentfor aparticularpurpose,especiallyas a firstinvestmentin something
（尤指用于第一次投资的）开支，费用
For aninitialoutlayof$2,000 tobuytheequipment, you canearnup to $500 amonthif theproductsellswell.买这套设备首笔花费为2000美元，要是产品卖得好，你每月可以赚得500美元。

outlay| American Dictionary

outlay
noun[C]
us
/ˈɑʊtˌleɪ/
anamountofmoneyspent,esp. at thebeginningof aplannedactivityorbusiness:
This year’sadvertisingoutlay was over $250,000.
(Definition ofoutlayfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

outlay| Business English

outlay
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈaʊtleɪ/us
FINANCE
anamountofmoneythat youspendon something,especiallyalargeamountthat isspenton newequipmentor tostarta newbusinessactivity:
Investors canreceivetaxreliefof up to 40% ontheiroutlay.
an outlay of $150m/£300/€580m, etc.Thebankiscurrentlyreceivingan 8.9%stakefor an outlay of £10 million.
outlay for/on sthTotal outlay on thehealthsectorisbudgetedat 18.34billionrupees.
an initial/an original/a total outlayInitial outlay for afranchiseisapproximately£45,000.
recover/recoup your outlayCasinos must not onlyrecouptheiroutlay, they must also make aprofit.
Going into thewinebusinessinvolvesalargefinancialoutlay.
anannual/amonthlyoutlay
abig/huge/smalloutlay
See also
capital outlay
cash outlay
(Definition ofoutlayfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoutlay

outlay
Secondly, liberal economic policies initiated during this time expanded the use of social assistance, thereby increasing budgetary outlays.
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Consequently, in our base year equilibrium private consumption expenditures are fairly low, but this difference is mainly due to health care outlays.
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The inputs and skills were readily available, and initial capital outlays were small because sophisticated equipment was unnecessary.
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Telephone set-up and furniture and fittings costs amounted to an aggregate capitaloutlayof e11,988.
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And this street culture became largely composed of amusements that did not require financialoutlay, such as games and sports.
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It can be estimated for budget-making purposes from the previous year'soutlay, adjusted for changing demographic and macroeconomic conditions.
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Once phased in, it would reduce pension outlays and iron out major differences among various sectors and occupations.
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The outlays of the pension system also include half of the health care contributions of pensioners.
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In contrast, benefits recipients will overtly or covertly also contribute to asset management outlays.
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The saving in fiscal outlays is assumed to be used to reduce fiscal deficits in those countries.
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These are not as widespread as goats because of the initial financialoutlayand the intensity of care involved.
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The capitaloutlayfor physiotherapy equipment in one department, required for the intensive treatment of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy patients, was £2,366.
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Only rich farmers could afford to make a largeoutlaybefore obtaining their first harvest.
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For those with additional expenses, the median weeklyoutlaywas £6.00, with daughters reporting significantly greater weekly expenditure than other types of supporters (p 0.001).
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In order to finance the outlays, the wage tax rate, the capital income tax rate and the corporate tax rate are set exogenously.
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Collocationswithoutlay

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These are words often used in combination withoutlay.

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annual outlay
But to keep the annual outlay at about the same level, the rate of grant will be reduced from one-third to one-quarter.
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financial outlay
And this street culture became largely composed of amusements that did not requirefinancialoutlay, such as games and sports.
From theCambridge English Corpus
initial outlay
Are loans available towards meeting the initial outlay involved in setting up a new factory?
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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