outlaid

Already paid away

Outlaid is the past tense and past participle of outlay, meaning to spend or expend money: The company outlaid millions on new equipment.

The word appears mainly in financial contexts where expenditure is being tracked or reported.

We outlaid more than we budgeted for the renovation.

depleted

exhausted

Utterly depleted of energy

emptied · squandered · dissipated · frittered · consumed · expended · used · disbursed · dispensed · parted

expenditure

budget

Plan for spending

outgoings · overhead · purchase · spending · disbursement · cost · fee · billing · invoice · accounting

investment

capital

Wealth used for investment

  • equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
  • ventureRisky new undertaking
  • stakeSharpened post or share

backing · portfolio · returns · assets · funds · financing · securities · shareholder · angel · dividends

Opposites
financial disposition

outlaidsaved

Kept from loss

kept · retained · received · hoarded · banked

Family

outlay, outlays, outlaying

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