名詞 outlay:

1. the act of spending or disbursing money
   同義詞：spending, disbursement, disbursal
2. money paid out
   同義詞：outgo, expenditure

1. The act or process of expending; outlay.
   支出支付的行為或過程; 花費
2. Make love to every woman you meet. If you get five percent on your outlay, it's a good investment.
   見了女人就追吧，縱使你的收獲僅及支出的百分之五也好，也是一則可觀的投資嘛。
3. Economy is one powerful motive for camping, since after the initial outlay upon equipment.
   想省錢是露營的一個主要動機。因為在開初支付了裝備的費用后。

out.lay

n.（名詞）
The spending or disbursement of money:
花費：金錢的花費或支出：
例句：
the weekly outlay on groceries.
在日用百貨上一周的開銷

An amount spent; an expenditure:
費用額：花費錢的數(shù)量；支出額：
例句：
.huge new outlays for the military.(New York Times)
.大量新支出的軍事費用.(紐約時報)

v.tr.（及物動詞）
out.laid[-l3d.] out.lay.ing,out.lays[out-l3.]
To spend or disburse (money).
花費或花錢