capital outlay

Example Sentences

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Only about a quarter of this goes toward capital outlay for weapons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Boston Dynamics will also lease the robots, hoping to bring in customers who might balk at an upfront capital outlay.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

But after the initial capital outlay for the buses and charging stations, the electric buses are much less expensive to operate.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2023

United were already committed to a significant capital outlay on Old Trafford.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2022

Wayleaves, or the permission to erect standards and run the line over private land, may of course mean an item in the capital outlay.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various