out·lay 
/ˈaʊtˌleɪ/ noun
plural out·lays /ˈaʊtˌleɪ/ noun formal : an amount of money that is spent [count] ▪ The initial outlay for the program will be 2.4 million dollars. ▪ an outlay of $2,000 ▪ large cash outlays [noncount] ▪ Maintaining a horse requires considerable outlay.
