noun
layaway
noun
1
A shopping arrangement where a customer pays a deposit and the store holds an item until it is paid off in full.
"She put the sofa on layaway and paid it off over three months."
How to Use Layaway
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA payment plan where the shop holds your item until you finish paying.
Word Forms
layaways plural
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Etymology
Formed from the phrasal verb "lay away," meaning to set something aside.