n.花费；开支；费用

v.花费

In terms of cash outlay, the sum is peanuts. 从花费来看,这笔钱乃区区小数。

There was very little outlay on new machinery. 添置新机器的开支微乎其微。

The outlay seems to bear no relation to the object aimed at. 这费用似乎和预期目的完全不相称。

But there is no effect on year-to-year cash flows, because depreciation is not a cash outlay. 但是这对年与年现金流来说没有影响，因为折旧不是一项现金支出。

n.花费；开支；费用

v.花费