walkaway

== English == === Alternative forms === walk-away === Etymology === Deverbal from walk away. === Noun === walkaway (plural walkaways) A case of a person walking away (e.g. an inmate from a facility, a cult member from a community); a person who walks away. (US) An easy victory; a very unequal contest (also used attributively). Synonym: walkover A business termination in which the entrepreneur winds up the business with its obligations met. Coordinate terms: bankruptcy, fadeout (real estate) A property that has been abandoned when the mortgager failed to make their payments, while the mortgagee has abandoned its foreclosure action to avoid the costs associated with ownership. In a negotiation, the terms representing the least a party is willing to accept (also used attributively). Synonym: bottom line (US) A vehicle lease under which the lessee is not responsible for the value of the vehicle at the end of the lease period. Synonym: closed-end lease (US, attributively, of a food or drink) Intended to be consumed while walking. (US) A kind of sweet pastry containing cream cheese. (film) A meal break during which food is not provided, and workers are expected to leave the location to eat. The theft of a suitcase at a hotel through distraction, deception, etc.; a person who engages in this type of theft. (nautical, science fiction) An elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the bridge of a merchant vessel; any similarly elevated walkway. Synonym: catwalk (obsolete, historical) A type of sea shanty. Synonyms: hand-over-hand, stamp-and-go (US, obsolete) A person who forgets to take their change after purchasing a ticket at the circus; the money abandoned in this way. ==== Related terms ==== walk away ==== Translations ==== === See also === walk-off === References ===