outlay

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Outlay rates indicate the amount that gets spent in the course of that year and subsequent years.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2017

Outlay upon studies, best of all outlays, is reasonable so long only as it is kept within certain limits.

From The Care of Books by Clark, John Willis

You will reply: "Outlay on such objects is preferable to extravagance on plate or paintings."

From The Care of Books by Clark, John Willis

Outlay is used of some definite expenditure, as for the purchase of supplies; outgo of a steady drain or of incidental expenses.

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin

Outlay and income in the United States, 1921-1938; conference on research in national income and wealth.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1969 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office