outlay Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of spending or disbursing money
    spending; disbursement; disbursal.
  2. noun money paid out; an amount spent
    spending; outgo; expenditure.

WordNet

Out*lay" transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To lay out; to spread out; to display. R. Drayton.
Out"lay` noun
Definitions
  1. A laying out or expending.
  2. That which is expended; expenditure.
  3. An outlying haunt. Obs. Beau. & Fl.

Webster 1913