noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈaʊtleɪ/
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rhymes with -eɪ
/aʊtˈleɪ/
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CMU ARPABET:AW1 T L EY2
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A laying out or expending; that which is laid out or expended.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The spending of money, or an expenditure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Without too much outlay, you could buy a second-hand car.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A remote haunt or habitation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To lay or spread out; expose; display.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To spend, or distribute money.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
the act of spending or disbursing money
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English lay English outlay From out- + lay.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَصْرُوف
(maṣrūf)
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Arabic:
مَصَارِيف
(maṣārīf)
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Belarusian:
расхо́д
(rasxód)
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Belarusian:
выда́так
(vydátak)
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Bulgarian:
ра́зход
(rázhod)
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Bulgarian:
разно́ски
(raznóski)
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Chinese Mandarin:
費用 /费用
(fèiyòng)
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Czech:
útrata
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Czech:
výdaj
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Danish:
udlæg
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Finnish:
kulut
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Finnish:
menot
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Finnish:
kustannukset
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
French:
dépense
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Galician:
investimento
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
German:
Ausgabe
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
German:
Aufwand
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Hungarian:
kiadás
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Hungarian:
költség
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Irish:
costas
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Japanese:
支出
(shishutsu)
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Japanese:
費用
(hiyō)
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Korean:
비용
(biyong)
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Latin:
impensa
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Latin:
impendium
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Russian:
расхо́ды
(rasxódy)
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Russian:
затра́ты
(zatráty)
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Spanish:
gasto
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Ottoman Turkish:
خرج
(harc)
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Ukrainian:
розхі́д
(rozxíd)
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Ukrainian:
вида́ток
(vydátok)
— the spending of money, or an expenditure
Bulgarian:
харча
(harča)
— to spend, or distribute money
Catalan:
gastar
— to spend, or distribute money
Czech:
utratit
— to spend, or distribute money
Czech:
utrácet
— to spend, or distribute money
Finnish:
käyttää
— to spend, or distribute money
French:
dépenser
— to spend, or distribute money
Galician:
investir
— to spend, or distribute money
Hungarian:
költ
— to spend, or distribute money
Hungarian:
fordít
— to spend, or distribute money
Hungarian:
ráfordít
— to spend, or distribute money
Ido:
spensar
— to spend, or distribute money
Italian:
spendere
— to spend, or distribute money
Russian:
тра́тить
(trátitʹ)
— to spend, or distribute money
Russian:
расходовать
(rasxodovatʹ)
— to spend, or distribute money