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Definition layaway in American English

layaway noun

[uncountable] noun
/ˈleɪəˌweɪ/
1

a method of buying goods from a store by which a customer pays a small amount of money so that the store will keep the goods for them until they pay the rest

Example

Will you put this sweater on layaway for me until next week?

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Definition layaway in American English