layaway

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noun

A pit in which hides are stored.

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Meanings

nounlayaway (countable and uncountable, plural layaways)

plural layaways

  1. countableuncountableA pit in which hides are stored.
  2. CanadaUScountableuncountableThe 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.

    1987, Joan Didion, Miami, Granta, published 2005, page 24
  3. CanadaUScountableuncountableAn item which has been held in this way.
verblayaway (third-person singular simple present layaways, present participle layawaying, simple past and past participle layawayed)

present singular third person layaways · participle present layawaying · participle past layawayed · past layawayed

  1. alternativenonstandardAlternative form of lay away.
  2. nonstandardNonstandard form of lay away.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lay-by

Origin

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

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Translations

Bulgarian капарирана стока, складирам
  • капарирана стока (kaparirana stoka)an item which has a deposit placed on it
  • складирам (skladiram)To place items on hold
Māori hoko tāpui
  • hoko tāpuian item which has a deposit placed on it
Polish przedpłacony przedmiot, odkładać przedpłacony przedmiot
  • przedpłacony przedmiotan item which has a deposit placed on it
  • odkładać przedpłacony przedmiotTo place items on hold
  • odłożyć przedpłacony przedmiotTo place items on hold
Cite this entry
APA

layaway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/layaway

MLA

“layaway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/layaway. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “layaway,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/layaway.

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