Outlay Cost

What Does Outlay Cost Mean?
Any concrete costs that can be identified in the past, present or future.

Also referred to as "explicit costs".

Investopedia explains Outlay Cost
These costs do not include forgone profits or benefits. For corporations, outlay costs for new projects will include start-up, production, maintenance and extraneous costs.

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