layaways

noun

plural of layaway
as in installment plans

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  1. installment plans
  2. credits
  3. trusts
Noun
  • Across Tehran, billboards now advertise installment plans to pay for basic goods.
    — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
  • Thirty-seven percent of lower-income Americans report using installment plans either frequently or occasionally, according to new Gallup polling.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 18 May 2026
Definition of installment plans
Noun
  • In Spotify’s case, those disclosures are shown in the song’s credits.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026
  • Hailey put that mindset into action through California’s dual enrollment program, which allows high school students to take college courses as early as their freshman year and earn up to 11 credits per semester.
    — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Definition of credits
Noun
  • Tierras Indígenas and a few other grassroots groups in San Diego are embracing an alternative model of affordable housing by creating community land trusts, where land is owned by a nonprofit.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2026
  • But abrdn’s fund also holds healthcare real estate investment trusts (REITs), bonds, even venture capital.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of trusts
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“Layaways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layaways. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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