Synonyms for out laying


Grammar : Verb
Spell : noun out-ley; verb out-ley
Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈaʊtˌleɪ; verb ˌaʊtˈleɪ

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Définition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Antonyms for out laying

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