as in to store
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
the weather forecast warned of a severe storm, so we laid away a generous supply of bottled water and canned food just in case
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as in installment plan
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Recent Examples of layaway
Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
Service fees were charged, but the layaway has been considered a better deal than using a credit card.
—David Moin, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
Tom Hyland, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
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Verb
There’s also a layaway plan for three-day tickets that begins at $100.
—Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
Service fees were charged, but the layaway has been considered a better deal than using a credit card.
—David Moin, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
Yet, despite the tannins, Freisa is not a wine to lay away in most examples, but rather one that should be enjoyed early on, often chilled, with soups, seafood or lighter meats.
—Tom Hyland, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for layaway
Verb
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More than 3 million bottles are stored in the cave cellars, with another 20 million stored at the estate outside Épernay and 8 million at another satellite site.—
Rachel King,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Best of all, these chairs are stackable, so they can easily be stored in a shed, garage, or basement once the party is over without taking up too much space.—
Lauren Fischer,
People.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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The installment plan offers several monthly payment options for customers to choose from.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Similar skepticism emerged when Billboard revealed that more than half of Coachella attendees used installment plans to finance their tickets to the music festival.—
Cora Lewis,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
Verb
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In the short term, Kalkbrenner could be stashed as Rudy Gobert insurance, while also serving as a potential succession plan as Minnesota’s center spot.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
24 June 2025
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Negan had just stashed an unusually quiet bunch of walkers beneath the banquet table.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
22 June 2025
Noun
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Now, Florence Road are releasing their debut EP, Fall Back, via Warner, featuring credits from big-name producers like Dan Nigro, Dan Wilson, and John Hill.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2025
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Private credit has boomed in the years since the 2008 Financial Crisis, increasingly being used as an alternative funding source to risk-averse banks.—
Spriha Srivastava,Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
Verb
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No Ju-han—Netflix The groundwork for these final six episodes was laid in a Season 2 finale that ended just as the plot started moving.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 June 2025
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The 15-year-old shelter dog laying in his kennel at the Carson Animal Shelter.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Instead of laying up, which both players had done each of the previous playoff holes, the Australian went for it.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 June 2025
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With many players opting to lay up onto a relatively narrow fairway, the vast majority of tee shots sailed safely under it.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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Rose picked up well over five strokes on the field on the greens, leading the field in strokes gained putting by a wide margin.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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While a few noted that the croissant had decent flavor, most were off-put by the lack of color and dough-like texture.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
15 Dec. 2024
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“Layaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layaway. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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