capital outlay
noun [C or U]Definition
› ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, PRODUCTION capital expenditure: We recommend long-term renting of machinery, to avoid large upfront capital outlay.
(Definition of capital outlay noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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