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layaway

noun

Etymology

Deverbal from lay away. The truly solidified verb (as contrasted with the merely misspelled one) is back-formed from the noun but is nonstandard.

Definitions

  1. A pit in which hides are stored.

  2. The system of accepting a deposit and holding for a customer to complete a purchase.

    • A chain of local gun shops advertised, as a “Father's Day Sale,” the semiautomatic Intratec TEC-9, with extra ammo clip, case, and flash suppressor, reduced from $347.80 to $249.95 and available on layaway.

  3. An item which has been held in this way.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Alternative form of lay away.

    2. Nonstandard form of lay away.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA