layaway
layaway noun: a pit in which hides are stored. Also the alternative form of lay away.
Noun
layaway (countable and uncountable, plural layaways)
- A pit in which hides are stored.
- The 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
- An item which has been held in this way.
Also used as
layaway is also the alternative form of lay away.
layaway is also the nonstandard form of lay away.
Forms of layaway
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | layaways |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | layaways |
| present participle | layawaying |
| past participle | layawayed |
| past | layawayed |
Origin of layaway
Deverbal from lay away. The truly solidified verb (as contrasted with the merely misspelled one) is back-formed from the noun but is nonstandard.
Words formed from layaway
Questions about layaway
- What does layaway mean?
- Layaway means a pit in which hides are stored.
- What part of speech is layaway?
- Layaway is a noun.
- What is the plural of layaway?
- The plural of layaway is layaways.
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