Antonyms for out laying
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : noun out-ley; verb out-ley |
| Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈaʊtˌleɪ; verb ˌaʊtˈleɪ |
Definition of out laying
Origin :- "act or fact of laying out (especially money) or expending," 1798, originally Scottish, from out (adv.) + lay (v.).
- As in lay out : verb spend money
- As in shell out : verb give
- As in spend : verb give, pay out
- As in disburse : verb spend money
- As in expend : verb exhaust; spend
- And the wife said, "You couldn't see him, for he's out laying spillets since daybreak with two other men."
- Extract from : « Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland, Second Series » by Lady Gregory
- Looking back I believe it was just before we met the Germans who were out laying wire, but I am not quite certain.
- Extract from : « More Tish » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Synonyms for out laying
- absorb
- acquit
- allocate
- ante up
- apply
- bestow
- blow
- cast away
- come across
- come through
- come up with
- concentrate
- confer
- consume
- contribute
- cough up
- deal
- defray
- deplete
- disburse
- dish out
- dispense
- disperse
- dissipate
- distribute
- divide
- divvy
- dole out
- donate
- drain
- drop
- employ
- empty
- evote
- exhaust
- expend
- finish
- foot the bill
- fork out
- fork over
- fritter
- give
- go through
- hand out
- hand over
- invest
- lavish
- lay out
- lend
- liquidate
- measure out
- misspend
- outlay
- partition
- pay
- pay down
- pay for
- pay out
- pay up
- pony up
- put in
- put out
- put up
- run through
- settle
- shell out
- spend
- splurge
- spring for
- squander
- throw away
- throw money at
- use
- use up
- wash up
- waste
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