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laying one's account

laying one's account is the present participle and gerund of lay one's account.

Meaning of lay one's account

Verb

lay one's account (third-person singular simple present lays one's account, present participle laying one's account, simple past and past participle laid one's account)

  1. (UK, regional) To reckon with (also on or for) some future act or event; to expect, to plan (for).
    • But as the place of my abode was now discovered, I laid my account with having a visit from his employer: I therefore planted spies upon the road […].1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC

Questions about laying one's account

What is laying one's account the present participle and gerund of?
Laying one's account is the present participle and gerund of lay one's account.

Words near laying one's account in the dictionary

  1. laying on
  2. laying on of hands
  3. laying on the line
  4. laying on with a trowel
  5. laying one down
  6. laying one's account
  7. laying one's eyes on
  8. laying one's hands on
  9. laying open
  10. laying out
  11. laying over

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