layaway

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Synonyms: lay away, laraway, playaway

Antonyms: lay away, laraway, playaway

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|[[tanning]]}} A [[pit]] in which [[hide]]s are stored.
2. {{lb|en|North America}} The [[system]] of [[accept]]ing a [[deposit]] and [[hold]]ing for a [[customer]] to [[complete]] a [[purchase]].
3. {{lb|en|North America}} An [[item]] which has been [[hold|held]] in this way.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|nonstandard}} {{alternative form of|en|lay away}}.<!--back-formed from the noun; stress difference and syntactic difference versus the original verb, as the [[[direct object]], even when pronominal, can never intervene in this form-->
2. {{nonstandard form of|en|lay away}}.<!--merely a flawed way of writing the original verb-->

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