Outlay

Synonyms of outlay

• expense
• spending
• expenditure

Antonyms of outlay

• income
• revenue
• saving

Collocations of outlay

financial outlay

Frequency: 80 %

The project required a significant financial outlay.

initial outlay

Frequency: 70 %

The initial outlay for setting up the business was high.

significant outlay

Frequency: 60 %

They made a significant outlay to renovate their home.

outlay costs

Frequency: 50 %

The outlay costs for the event were carefully calculated.

outlay investment

Frequency: 45 %

The outlay investment in the stock market paid off handsomely.

Idiomatic Expressions for outlay

• Phrase: large outlay
  Meaning: a significant amount of money spent on something
  Usage: The company had to make a large outlay for the renovation of their building.