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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Data from analytics firm Consumer Intelligence Research Partners indicates that 55% of phone buyers in the US – including those who purchase flip phones and basic mobile phones – purchase their device through installment plans like these.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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The installment plan offers several monthly payment options for customers to choose from.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
16 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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Along with Day of a Lion, their credits include the shorts Elevator (2021) and Eve (2020).—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
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For these reasons, the site requires ID and credit verification for each user to better promote trust.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
1 July 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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Considering a mature colony can include up to 400,000 worker ants, a queen can lay up to 1,000 eggs a day, and that there can be several colonies per acre of land, fire ants can sometimes seem like the perfect pest.—
Gareth McGrath,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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Females can lay up to 100 eggs during a lifetime, which hatch in three to six weeks.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
27 June 2025
Verb
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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 6 Jul. 2025.
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