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 lay away
Tom Hyland, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
Mac Schwerin, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2023
Retailers, for their part, created the layaway plan, which allowed consumers to reserve a product in return for a down payment, with further payments made throughout the year.
—Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 14 Dec. 2022
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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
Noun
Putting a banh mi on layaway—this is the world that buy-now, pay-later programs have wrought.
—Mac Schwerin, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2023
Retailers, for their part, created the layaway plan, which allowed consumers to reserve a product in return for a down payment, with further payments made throughout the year.
—Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 14 Dec. 2022
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Click on the store name for links to store websites.Kelly Tyko, Axios, 24 Dec. 2024
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Crews performed tasks like storing tools, deploying science payloads and handling cargo.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Currently, more than 50% of sales on our marketplace are made using installment plans.Nikolay Seleznev, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Potentially Flexible Repayment Options: Some payday lenders offer options like installment plans or extensions for borrowers struggling to meet repayment deadlines.True Tamplin, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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There are many cubbies in the front and rear for stashing bottles and other stray stuff, and space up front is generous for passengers over six feet.Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Roughly a quarter of their income is automatically stashed in investment accounts.Mike Winters,Tasia Jensen, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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And there has been no allegation that the credits Long claimed for his clients were inappropriate.Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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One estimate has found that increasing the credit to $5,000 per child would cost between $106 billion and $241 billion in 2025.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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This lays in stark contrast to the doctors who have become the proverbial elves of healthcare, toiling under the sprawling dominion of administrative entities.Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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The banter while Acheson and Ferrell laid in mail carts was improvised — and almost got cut.Marina Watts, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Females can lay up to 8 eggs, or nits, per day and adults can live for up to 30 days on a person's head, according to the Centers for Disease Control.Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 21 Nov. 2024
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Until recently, woven sheets of carbon fiber had to be laid up by hand in a mold, impregnated with resin, then cured for hours in an autoclave oven.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2012
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When the smoke cleared, leaving stains on the green that didn’t affect their shots, Scheffler, who missed birdie puts by inches on 16 and 17, came up an inch short again on his 26-footer.Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2024
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Truman answers the questions put by Pearl’s diners.Liz Smith, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Lay away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lay%20away. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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