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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDespesa
Pronunciation / Transliteration: des-peh-zah
"A despesa para o novo projeto excedeu nosso orçamento inicial."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The amount of money spent on something.
"The outlay for the new project exceeded our initial budget." - 2
An expenditure or investment made in anticipation of future returns.
"The outlay for marketing was expected to boost sales significantly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'outlay' originates from the Middle English word 'outleien', which means to lay out or expend. It is derived from the Old English 'ūt' meaning 'out' and 'leien' meaning 'to lay'. Over time, the meaning evolved to refer specifically to the expenditure of funds or resources.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Outlay" is said worldwide
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Dépense
Transliteration: deh-pahnse
"La dépense pour le nouveau projet a dépassé notre budget initial."
Ausgabe
Transliteration: ows-gah-beh
"Die Ausgabe für das neue Projekt überstieg unser ursprüngliches Budget."
Spesa
Transliteration: speh-zah
"La spesa per il nuovo progetto ha superato il nostro budget iniziale."
Gasto
Transliteration: gahs-toh
"El gasto para el nuevo proyecto superó nuestro presupuesto inicial."
Despesa
Transliteration: des-peh-zah
"A despesa para o novo projeto excedeu nosso orçamento inicial."
व्यय
Transliteration: vyay
"नए प्रोजेक्ट के लिए व्यय हमारी प्रारंभिक बजट से अधिक था।"
支出
Transliteration: zhīchū
"新项目的支出超过了我们的初始预算。"
지출
Transliteration: jichul
"새 프로젝트의 지출이 우리의 초기 예산을 초과했습니다."
支出
Transliteration: shishutsu
"新しいプロジェクトの支出は私たちの初期予算を超えました。"
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