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

• Costs for such environments include the purchase price and maintenance for the operating system, initial outlays and upgrades for hardware, and other administration expenditures.
  这种环境的花销包括购买和维护操作系统的费用、购买和升级硬件的花费以及管理支出。
• If it works, this could permanently reduce benefits outlays and boost labour participation.
  如果这招管用，就能永久性减少福利支出，提高劳动力参与率。
• 12. Non-exempt direct payments which are based on factors other than price shall be measured using budgetary outlays.
  12.以除价格外的生产要素为基础的不可免除的直接支付应使用预算支出进行衡量。
• 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。
• Rescuing the financial system will probably require large outlays beyond the funds already disbursed.
  救援金融体系可能还需要在已经注入的资金基础上大幅扩大支出。
• The survey of small-business owners asks questions based on plans to increase employment, capital outlays and inventories as well as whether they expect economic and credit conditions and sales to improve.
  在调查中，小企业主们被问到的问题包括是否计划增加招聘、资本支出和库存，以及是否预计经济和信贷环境以及销售状况将会改善。
• There is little doubt that some benefits from these outlays continue beyond the current period.
  毫无疑问这些费用支出带来的有些好处会超出当期。
• 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。
• The authors want savings there and in social security outlays as well, another political mantrap.
  两位作者希望能在这一领域以及社会保障支出方面节省一些钱，而社保领域又是一个政治禁区。
• 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。