outlaying

verb

present participle of outlay
as in spending
to hand over or use up in payment the nation had outlaid nearly 20 billion dollars on social programs at that point

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  1. spending
  2. paying
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  • The actress was recently photographed while spending some time in the Hamptons last Friday, just weeks after turning 91.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • But for our customers, spending time in a boring appliance of a car might be the real madness.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of spending
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  • But Lamont says the consumers are actually paying less this year than last year due to the complicated nuances of the controversial public benefits charges.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
  • And most of us are tired of paying for the playthings of millionaires and billionaires.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of paying
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“Outlaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlaying. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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