outlay (on something)the money that you have to spend in order to start a new project（启动新项目的）开支，费用
The business quickly repaid the initial outlay on advertising.这家公司很快偿付了初期的广告费。🔊🔊
a massive financial/capital outlay大量的财政／资本开支
Synonyms costscosts
spending
expenditure
expenses
overheads
outlay
These are all words for money spent by a government, an organization or a person.
coststhe total amount of money that needs to be spent by a business:
labour/production costs人工／生产成本
rising costs正在上涨的成本
spendingthe amount of money that is spent, especially by a government or an organization:
public spending公共开支
More spending on health was promised.已承诺增加医疗开支。
expenditure(rather formal) an amount of money spent by a government, an organization or a person:指政府、机构或个人的开支、支出、花费：
expenditure on education教育支出
expensesmoney that has to be spent by a person or an organization; money that you spend while you are working that your employer will pay back to you later:
legal expenses律师费
travel expenses差旅费
overhead(s)the regular costs of running a business or an organization, such as rent, electricity and wages:
High overheads mean small profit margins.经费开销大意味着利润低。
outlaythe money that you have to spend in order to start a new business or project, or in order to save yourself money or time later:
The best equipment is costly but is well worth the outlay.最好的设备花费大，但这种开支很值得。