lay away
Britishverb
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to store or reserve for future use
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to reserve (merchandise) for future delivery, while payments are being made
Example Sentences
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“I tried to lay away my questions and put them aside. And then as the week went on, when people kept saying, ‘Do you want to see the movie?’
From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2023
“I helped lay away more people this winter than I ever did in all my life. It sure was awful.”
From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2020
“Sorry, closed for safety. If you see something in the window or if you would like to pickup your lay away, please call…”
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2020
Alexander Hleb and Matthieu Flamini were contemplating futures that they ultimately decided lay away from the Emirates, while Emmanuel Adebayor also prevaricated over staying at the club.
From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2010
Zeebrugge lay away in the darkness some fifteen miles to the south-east—awake, watchful, but unsuspecting—when the British bombarding squadron steamed in towards the coast to take up its allotted position and wait for daybreak.
From Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships by Domville-Fife, Charles W. (Charles William)
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