outlay

About 1.56 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A laying out or expending; that which is laid out or expended.
2. noun The spending of money, or an expenditure.

   Without too much outlay, you could buy a second-hand car.

3. noun A remote haunt or habitation.
4. verb To lay or spread out; expose; display.
5. verb To spend, or distribute money.

Similar words

expenditure spending disbursal disbursement outgo expense payout cost budget investment

Often followed by

of for on in and is was to by

Word family

outlaid outlaying outlays