Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun outlay

2 senses of outlay

Sense 1
spending, disbursement, disbursal, outlay -- (the act of spending or disbursing money)
       => payment, defrayal, defrayment -- (the act of paying money)

Sense 2
outgo, spending, expenditure, outlay -- (money paid out; an amount spent)
       => transferred property, transferred possession -- (a possession whose ownership changes or lapses)