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cost vs outlay

outlay vs cost

cost and outlay both are nouns.

cost is a verb but outlay is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cost Yes No Yes No
outlay Yes No No No
As nouns, outlay is a hypernym of cost; that is, outlay is a word with a broader meaning than cost:
  • cost: the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
  • outlay: money paid out; an amount spent
Other hypernyms of cost include expenditure, outgo, spending.
cost (noun) outlay (noun)
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold) the act of spending or disbursing money
value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something money paid out; an amount spent
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
cost (verb) outlay (verb)
be priced at
require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice
Difference between cost and outlay

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