6 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
noun the act of spending or disbursing money
noun money paid out; an amount spent
originEtymology 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.
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