Synonyms of lay away

lay away 1 of 2

verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• store
• stash
• lay in
• set aside
• lay up
• put by
• lay by
• salt away
• hoard
• accumulate
• treasure
• squirrel (away)
• stow
• round up
• stockpile
• collect
• save
• acquire
• conserve
• cache
• keep
• set by
• deposit
• pile
• preserve
• stack
• gather
• scrape (together)
• assemble
• retain
• husband
• pick up
• stock
• garner
• amass
• reserve
• concentrate
• bank
• bury
• heap
• hold
• conceal
• withhold
• coffer
• secrete
• ensconce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• throw away
• throw out
• fling (off or away)
• cast
• ditch
• hand out
• dump
• discard
• unload
• hand over
• consume
• waste
• jettison
• use up
• spend
• relinquish
• surrender
• squander
• lavish
• blow
• run through
• dissipate
• expend
• exhaust
• deplete
• fritter (away)
• impoverish
• dispel
• disperse
• scatter
• dissipate
• misspend

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• throw away
• throw out
• fling (off or away)
• cast
• ditch
• hand out
• dump
• discard
• unload
• hand over
• consume
• waste
• jettison
• use up
• spend
• relinquish
• surrender
• squander
• lavish
• blow
• run through
• dissipate
• expend
• exhaust
• deplete
• fritter (away)
• impoverish
• dispel
• disperse
• scatter
• dissipate
• misspend

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layaway

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noun

as in credit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• credit
• installment plan
• trust
• credit line
• charge account

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