lay away

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lay away

verb lays away · laying away · laid away

UK, transitive To reserve (something) for the future.
UK, transitive To reserve (an item for sale in a store) for future purchase. Let's lay away that coat and we can pick it up next month.
transitive To bury (someone). Legend has it that they laid him away in an unmarked grave.

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@misc{lay_away_2026,
  title = {lay away},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lay%20away},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}