lay aside

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lay aside

verb lays aside · laying aside · laid aside

To reserve (something, especially money) for future use; to save as a backup.
To put (something) out of consideration.
To put to one side, e.g. out of use. By April 23 2002, it was laid aside for a final time at Thornaby.

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@misc{lay_aside_2026,
  title = {lay aside},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lay%20aside},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}