Financial outlay (7)

I believe the answer is:

expense

(Other definitions for expense that I've seen before include "Disbursal" , "Cost - price" , "Disbursement" , "Charge" , "Money spent in the course of work" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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