layaways

noun

plural of layaway
as in installment plans

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  1. installment plans
  2. credits
  3. trusts
Noun
  • His clients are weighing distributions, asset sales, financing, and installment plans.
    — Anniek Bao,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Both companies assist with services like Offers in Compromise, installment plans, and audit representation for those owing at least $10,000.
    — Adam Palasciano, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Definition of installment plans
Noun
  • Take Michael Chaiken, a curator and archivist whose credits include managing Bob Dylan’s archives for six years.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The singer, who died in August at age 80, recorded her part in June, and shares writing credits for the song with the band and Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of credits
Noun
  • The documents specify that the rest of the assets be split evenly between two separate trusts — one for Michael’s children and the other for his 96-year-old mother, Katherine Jackson — according to Paris’s petition.
    — Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
  • For those who remain in the state, methods for organizing wealth that avoid steep estate taxes, such as irrevocable trusts, are becoming more important.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of trusts
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“Layaways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layaways. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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