layaway
English
Etymology
From the verb phrase lay away.
Noun
layaway (countable and uncountable, plural layaways)
- (tanning) A pit in which hides are stored.
- (Canada, US) The system of accepting a deposit and holding for a customer to complete purchase.
- 1987, Joan Didion, Miami, Granta 2005, p. 24:
- 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.
- 1987, Joan Didion, Miami, Granta 2005, p. 24:
- (Canada, US) An item which has been held in this way.
Translations
An item which has a deposit placed on it
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Verb
layaway (third-person singular simple present layaways, present participle layawaying, simple past and past participle layawayed)
- To place items on hold with a deposit at a merchant's.
Translations
To place items on hold
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