outlay vs upkeep

outlay

verb
  • To spend, or distribute money. 

  • To lay or spread out; expose; display. 

noun
  • The spending of money, or an expenditure. 

  • A laying out or expending; that which is laid out or expended. 

upkeep

verb
  • To maintain (something) or keep it in good repair. 

  • Do you know how to upkeep a boat? 

noun
  • Maintenance; the act or effort of keeping something in good and working condition. 

How often have the words outlay and upkeep occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )