layaway

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layaway

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Deverbal from lay away. The truly solidified verb (as contrasted with the merely misspelled one) is back-formed from the noun but is nonstandard.

noun layaways

countable, uncountable A pit in which hides are stored.
Canada, US, countable, uncountable 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.
Canada, US, countable, uncountable An item which has been held in this way.

verb layaways · layawaying · layawayed

alternative, nonstandard Alternative form of lay away
nonstandard Nonstandard form of lay away

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@misc{layaway_2026,
  title = {layaway},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/layaway},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}