English Explanatory Dictionary

layaway

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pit in which hides are stored.
  2. The system of accepting a deposit and holding for a customer to complete a purchase.
  3. An item which has been held in this way.
verb
  1. Alternative form of lay away.
  2. Nonstandard form of lay away.

Word forms

layaway layaways layawaying layawayed

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.

Derived words

Firestone layaway

Translations

Bulgarian: складирам Polish: odkładać przedpłacony przedmiot Polish: odłożyć przedpłacony przedmiot
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