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layaway

The English word “layaway” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A pit in which hides are stored.
  2. The system of accepting a deposit and holding for a customer to complete a purchase.
  3. An item which has been held in this way.

Etymology

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

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