Which preposition to use with outlay
By a lingering progress up the street, "Sir Charles Grandison" might be nibbled downby such as had the stomachwithout the outlay of a single penny.
The outlay for a fountain pen and a few sheets of stamps can't be so very much, and the scheme will keep you out of other mischief all winter.
The government afterwards reimbursed him for his outlay in this matter, but his generosity, self-denial, energy, and masterly force added immensely to his popularity.
It includes, it should be observed, a negative as well as a positive element; a long period of waiting before income begins, as well as the actual outlay on educational and other charges.
From the review of the fifty years' work it appeared that the sum of $2,558,907 had been expended, exclusive of outlay by the Maryland Society, and of the large sums expended by the United States Government.
Gradually, the guineas, the crowns, and the half-crowns, grew to a heap, and Marner drew less and less for his own wants, trying to solve the problem of keeping himself strong enough to work sixteen hours a day on as small an outlay as possible.
Vespasian got laughed at every time that he would say, when spending money: "I am making this outlay from my own purse.
£25,294,519 Matériel (allowing for additional outlay due to larger numbers) . .
(b) If she elect to become a general practitioner, her outlay at first is probably as great as that of the specialist, if not greater, but the return is quicker, and a great deal depends upon the choice of a neighbourhood.
The following figures will show the rapid development of the colony from the first season of 1892-93 to the end of the season 1901, which is the latest date for which statistics can be obtained: CAPITAL OUTLAY TO END OF YEAR 1892-93 £721,233 1897-98 £1,512,916 1893-94 878,034 1898-99 1,616,676 1894-95 995,932 1899-1900
Now, compare this outlay with that of our host of the Four-Hundred-Acre Farm in Lincolnshire.
Of those carriages there were about half-a-dozen some months ago, and they have been augmented since; their profits were said to have repaid the outlay within the first year: the proprietors, among whom is Lafitte, the banker, are making a large revenue out of Parisian sous, and speculation is still alive.
The governor and the officers know how great is the need, but they may make no outlays without express orders.