Outlay
an outlay (noun) -
a. Large amount of money spent
b. Money spent to start a project
an outlay for a project
a considerable outlay
an initial outlay
an initial capital outlay for the project
recover an initial outlay
repay the initial outlay
a financial outlay
an outlay on
recoup an outlay
recover an outlay
for an outlay of
total outlay
a capital outlay
require an outlay
a cash outlay
a monetary outlay
an outlay on equipment
a massive outlay
a massive capital outlay
a major outlay
a significant outlay
the total outlay
the entire outlay
the largest outlay in the budget
an outlay of such a sum...
a further outlay
for a modest outlay
for a small outlay
quick results for a minimum outlay
amply repay the outlay
without any outlay at all
well worth the outlay
a yearly outlay
recover the outlay by way of
Example sentences:
* The committee decided that the outlay would be a justifiable expense.
* The bedding for the new house was another major outlay.
* The project will recover the initial capital outlay within three years.
* The company had made a considerable capital outlay on a new plant and equipment.
* We're seeking a simple do-it-yourself project that brings quick results for minimum outlay.
* The main attraction of the project was the opportunity to obtain a large amount of space in a downtown location for a modest outlay.
* The farmer wanted cattle that weighed most in the best cuts and that quickly repaid the outlay on its food.
* "They estimate they will have recouped the 500 outlay within seven years."
* The outlay in wallpapering the whole house is likely to be substantial.
* "Another way of getting used to the machine, (without any outlay at all), is to work for someone else."
* "What the stores sell is extremely good value, functionally designed and occasionally inspired furniture: attractive pieces for a very modest outlay."
* "The decision is based upon the ability of the project to recover the initial outlay plus imputed interest and yield a surplus."
* This approach might be effective for estimating the cash benefits to compare with the investment outlay.
* "Hugh's plan involved purchasing a heavy duty shredder, a baling press, a fork lift truck and a purpose built Ford lorry; total outlay $61,500."
* If the vessel is damaged whilst in their custody and control there may well be a possibility of recovering our outlay from them.
* "This outlay represents around a fifth of what it would cost to dispose of the waste locally."
* The landlord is responsible for the repair and maintenance of the road and may recover his outlay by way of a reasonable service charge.
* They claimed to have leveraged over 4.4 billion of private investment for an outlay of 440 million of public money predominantly applied to land reclamation and infrastructural provision; a gearing ratio of 10:1.
* "Basic microeconomic theory suggests that investors will forgo present consumption and invest (cash) in the expectation of a future higher return (initial cash outlay plus dividends or interest) that will provide for greater future consumption."
* Far from leading his clients into needless extravagant outlays, he would demur at any expense beyond his employer's means.
* "It would be valuable, if people had the spare cash, to line damp rooms with some form of insulating material before wallpapering them: for want of that small capital outlay, they may spend more on frequent re-decoration than they otherwise might have saved: but since the outlay in papering a room three times a year is piecemeal, it is possible, while root-and-branch solutions to the problem are not."
