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Firestone layaway

Firestone layaway noun: the practice of issuing a check on insufficient funds.

Noun

Firestone layaway (plural Firestone layaways)

  1. (US, slang) The 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

Forms of Firestone layaway

pluralFirestone layaways

Origin of Firestone layaway

Derived from the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, a manufacturer of rubber products, in reference to rubber check.

Questions about Firestone layaway

What does Firestone layaway mean?
Firestone layaway means the practice of issuing a check on insufficient funds.
What part of speech is Firestone layaway?
Firestone layaway is a noun.
What is the plural of Firestone layaway?
The plural of Firestone layaway is Firestone layaways.

Words near Firestone layaway in the dictionary

  1. firestick
  2. firestick farming
  3. firesticks
  4. firestink
  5. firestone
  6. Firestone layaway
  7. Firestone layaways
  8. firestones
  9. firestop
  10. firestopping
  11. firestops

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