[jīng fèi]

administrative expenditure
行政經(jīng)費

require a heavy outlay
需要大量經(jīng)費

initial outlay
開辦經(jīng)費

a large outlay for scientific research
科學(xué)研究的大筆經(jīng)費

We have no funds in our hands.
我們手頭沒有經(jīng)費。