outlaid

vt.支付(花费)

Make love to every woman you meet; If you get five percent on your outlay, it's a good investment. 见了女人就追吧，纵使你的收获仅及支出的百分之五也好，也是一则可观的投资嘛。

There was very little outlay on new machinery. 添置新机器的开支微乎其微。