outlays

英 [ˈaʊtleɪz]

美 [ˈaʊtˌleɪz]

n.  (启动新项目的)开支，费用
outlay的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR （必要的）费用，开支
  Outlayis the amount of money that you have to spend in order to buy something or start a project.
  1. Apart from the capital outlay of buying the machine, dishwashers can actually save you money...
     除了购置所用开支，洗碗机实际上能为你省钱。
  2. A beginner could really enjoy the hobby for an outlay of between £100 or £120 a month.
     初学者只需每月花上100到120英镑便能真正享受到这种爱好带来的乐趣。

双语例句

• On the fiscal front, deficit reduction measures must be undertaken to reduce expected future outlays.
  在财政方面，必须施行减少赤字的措施，以减少未来的预期支出。
• But discretionary outlays, including defence, are less than 40% of the total budget.
  问题在于包括国防在内的机动支出仅占总预算的40%。
• They report substantial slashes in this year's defense outlays.
  他们报道今年度国防经费的大量削减。
• The stimulus was almost all in the form of tax cuts and transfer payments rather than outlays for investment projects.
  财政刺激几乎全是以减税和转移支付的形式进行，而不是以投资项目支出的形式进行。
• The manager also keeps records of income and outlays and works with the owner's accountant in preparing annual financial statements and tax returns.
  物业经理也要保留收益和费用的记录，和在准备年度财政陈述和退税时和业主的会计协同工作。
• This will involve high expenses and nonrecoverable outlays.
  这将意味着庞大的支出和不能收回的投资。
• Households pay down their debts rather than making new outlays on consumer goods.
  家庭部门倾向于偿还债务，而非新增支出以购买消费品。
• A plan to finance long-term outlays, such as for fixed assets like facilities and equipment.
  融通长期支出（如机械设备等固定资产）计划。
• GDP has four components: consumer spending, private investment, government outlays, and the excess, or deficit, of exports over imports.
  GDP由四个部分组成：消费性开支、个人投资、政府开支和进出口贸易逆差。
• Higher consumer spending, including increased outlays on health care, and a narrower trade balance also contributed to the summer improvement.
  包括医疗保健等领域的消费者支出的加大，以及贸易逆差的收窄，也促成了今夏经济增速的提高。