layaway

== English == === Etymology === Deverbal from lay away. The truly solidified verb (as contrasted with the merely misspelled one) is back-formed from the noun but is nonstandard. === Noun === layaway (countable and uncountable, plural layaways) (tanning) A pit in which hides are stored. (Canada, US) The system of accepting a deposit and holding for a customer to complete a purchase. (Canada, US) An item which has been held in this way. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === layaway (third-person singular simple present layaways, present participle layawaying, simple past and past participle layawayed) (nonstandard) Alternative form of lay away. Nonstandard form of lay away. ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== layaway on Wikipedia.Wikipedia