单词 | outlay |
释义 | outlayn. Originally Scottish. 1. a. A thing that lies outside or away from something else; spec. an outlying place; an out-of-the-way lair (see lay n.7 2). Now Irish English. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [noun] > that which is distant > a remote part outlay1563 outliggand1587 outfield1637 outlier1885 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > a secret place, hiding place > [noun] > lair, den outlay1563 lurking-hole1567 lurking-place1571 tod hole1607 1563 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1890) II. 61 Quhat is prophane? Quhilk hes na halines, na godlines, strange and plane outlay fra the inwart chalmer of the Kirk, quhilk is the temple of God. 1622 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Phylaster (new ed.) ii. 29 I know her, and her haunts, Her layes, leaps, and outlayes. a1908 H. C. Hart MS Coll. Ulster Words in M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal (1953) 204 Out-lay,..out-lying pasture, from the farm, to which it belongs. b. Mining. The height to which the area around the mouth of a pit is raised above the surface of the ground. Cf. outset n.1 5. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > surface works > height raised above ground outlay1881 1881 Borings 79 in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 376/2 Outlay from the swarth five feet, metal from the swarth four feet. 2. Originally Scottish. The action or fact of laying out or expending money; (an) expenditure. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > [noun] spendingc1000 spening1297 dispensec1320 costc1325 dispendingc1340 dispensationa1387 expense1393 depance1450 waringc1480 spensea1538 bestowing?1542 expending1545 defrayment1547 dispensing1548 disbursing1564 disbursal1589 debursing1598 disbursementa1599 disburse1608 depursement1636 debursement1650 dispension1658 spenda1688 disbursage1721 finances1730 expenditure1769 outlay1798 dispenditure1857 1798 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XX. 437 It is one which accumulates yearly in value, without an yearly outlay of expence. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. xiii. 291 Sir Arthur himself made great outlay. a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) (at cited word) I made a great outlay before I brought my farm into profit. (Lowland Scotch, Brockett's Gloss.). 1832 H. Martineau Hill & Valley iv. 61 Observing what comes of such an out~lay of capital. 1879 J. T. Rogers in Cassell's Techn. Educator IV. 67/2 After the first outlay, the demand of the public finds the means for paying the wages. 1938 Amer. Home June 69/2 Polo tennis..requires very little outlay—a rubber ball tethered on a tall jointed pole is batted around it with wooden paddles. 1994 R. Hellenga Sixteen Pleasures xix. 321 It wouldn't have required a large capital outlay to set up our own small bindery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). outlayv.ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > show to the sight [verb (transitive)] to set beforea1000 openOE showlOE to put forth?c1225 kithe1297 to make (a) showing ofc1330 presenta1398 representa1398 to lay forthc1420 splayc1440 discovera1450 advisea1500 to set to (the) show?1510 to stall out1547 outlay1555 exhibit1573 strew1579 wray1587 displaya1616 ostentate1630 elevate1637 re-exhibita1648 expound1651 unveil1657 subject1720 flare1862 skin1873 patent1889 showcase1939 1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions ii. viii. 181 No heare died, no lockes outelaied, no face painted. 1573 Killigrew Let. to Burghley 17 May in P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. (1864) III. 360 I trust..that after the battery shall be outlaid..the matter will be at a point. 1622 M. Drayton 2nd Pt. Poly-olbion xxvii. 133 Where Pellins mighty Mosse, and Mertons, on her sides Their boggy breasts out lay. a1756 G. West in Coll. of Poems (1763) IV. 18 In figur'd plots with leafy walls inclos'd, By measure and by rule it was out-lay'd. 1820 Ld. Byron tr. L. Pulci Morgante Maggiore i. xxxiv Thou thought'st me doubtless for the bier outlaid. ΚΠ 1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Giiij Their pendaunte lockes encompasde rounde and verses they outlay [tr. L. Carmina dictant]. 1885 W. E. Channing Eliot 64 'T is right that men outlay Their compliments on things, to them which are No more than the thin purple grass that flaunts, Across the graveyard's swale. 3. transitive. To make an outlay of (expenditure); to lay out, spend, expend (money). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > spend [verb (transitive)] aspendc885 doOE spendc1175 spenec1175 dispendc1330 bewarec1374 bestow1377 suckc1380 unpursea1393 warea1417 stowc1440 to lay outc1449 spone1456 expend1477 expend1484 impendc1486 ware?a1513 deburse?1529 disburse1530 defray1543 unburse1570 outlay1573 to lay forth1584 sweat1592 vent1612 dispursea1616 exhaust1616 to set forth1622 waste1639 depursea1648 fence1699 douse1759 shut1797 shift1923 1573 W. Smith Fourth Mery Iest l. 117 Tyll that he had out layd, Of his owne money, and for her payd: Fiue Nobles. 1802 C. Findlater Gen. View Agric. County of Peebles 38 The proprietor pays all the outlayed money for materials and wages of workmen. 1873 W. E. Channing Thoreau 55 No labor too onerous, no material too costly, if outlaid on the right enterprise. 1949 Tablet 5 Mar. 155/1 Catholics..will find their annual guinea well outlaid if it provides this. 1989 Spy (N.Y.) Mar. 115/1 Complete satisfaction, as regards both the roadworthiness of the vehicle and the disbursements I have been obliged to outlay for rental cars. 2003 Star (Shanghai) (Electronic ed.) 13 Nov. Zhao found he had outlayed a total of US$360, including transport, accommodation, meals, and other expenses. DerivativesΚΠ 1622 M. Drayton 2nd Pt. Poly-olbion xxvii. 129 Whereas the rocky Pile Of Foudra is at hand, to guard the out-layd Isle Of Walney. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1563v.1555 |
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