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Payment vs Outlay - What's the difference?

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Outlay is a synonym of payment.



As nouns the difference between payment and outlay

is that payment is the act of paying while outlay is a laying out or expending; that which is laid out or expended.

As a verb outlay is

to lay or spread out; expose; display.

payment

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The act of paying.
  • (countable) A sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services.
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    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * down payment * grease payment * lubrication payment * payment in kind

    outlay

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A laying out or expending; that which is laid out or expended.
  • The spending of money, or an expenditure.
  • Without too much outlay you could buy a dictionary.
  • (archaic) A remote haunt or habitation.
  • I know her and her haunts, Her lays, leaps, and outlays , and will discover all. ? Francis Beaumont.

    Verb

  • To lay or spread out; expose; display.
  • (Drayton)
  • To spend, or distribute money.