Meanings
nounFirestone layaway (plural Firestone layaways)
plural Firestone layaways
- USslangThe practice of issuing a check on insufficient funds.
Detective LaRue showed me his gratitude by paying me off on the Firestone layaway.
1985, Mr. Beckman, Hill Street Blues television program, Season 5, Episode 9
Origin
Derived from the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, a manufacturer of rubber products, in reference to rubber check.
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Firestone layaway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Firestone%20layaway
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“Firestone layaway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Firestone%20layaway. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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