layaway

ˈleɪəweɪ

Definition of layaway - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

shopping

item reserved with a deposit for future purchase

The layaway was picked up after the final payment.

installment plan

payment plan

system of paying for goods in installments

She bought the furniture on layaway.

deferred payment

installment plan

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layaway plan

payment method reserving items with installment payments

She bought the furniture using a layaway plan.

Firestone layaway

payment plan for Firestone products

I used the Firestone layaway to buy new tires.

Origin of layaway

English, lay (to put) + away (aside)

Examples of layaway in a sentence

The store offers layaway for big-ticket items.
He put the new TV on layaway.
The store offers layaway for holiday shoppers.

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French:achat en attente, paiement échelonné, ...
German:Ratenkauf, Ratenzahlung, ...
Italian:acquisto in sospeso, acquisto a rate, ...
Spanish:apartado, ...
Portuguese:reserva, compra a prestações, ...
Chinese:预留购买, 分期付款, ...
Japanese:取り置き, 分割払い制度, ...
Arabic:نِظام الحَجْز المُسْبَق, نِظام الدَّفْع المُؤَجَّل, ...
Hebrew:שְׁמִירָה בְּמַקְדָּמָה, רְכִישָׁה בְּהַקָּפָאָה, ...
Russian:резервирование, система рассрочки, ...
Ukrainian:товар на виплат, розстрочка, ...
Hindi:लेअवे, किस्त भुगतान योजना, ...
Bengali:লেওয়ে, কিস্তিতে কেনার ব্যবস্থা, ...
Catalan:article reservat, compra a terminis, ...
Czech:zboží odložené po složení zálohy, nákup na splátky, ...
Danish:afbetalingskøb, afbetalingsordning, ...
Dutch:reservering, afbetalingsplan, ...
Greek:κράτηση, σύστημα δόσεων, ...
Hungarian:részletre félretett áru, részletfizetés, ...
Khmer:ទំនិញដែលកក់ទុកដោយបង់ប្រាក់កក់សម្រាប់ទិញនៅពេលក្រោយ, ប្រព័ន្ធបង់រំលស់ដោយទុកទំនិញនៅហាងរហូតដល់បង់គ្រប់, ...
Korean:예약 구매, 할부제, ...
Persian:خرید اقساطی, پرداخت قسطی, ...
Polish:zakup z odroczoną płatnością, system ratalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):reserva, compra a prestações, ...
Romanian:rata, plan de rate, ...
Swedish:avbetalningsköp, avbetalning, ...
Thai:สินค้าที่จองไว้, การผ่อนชำระ, ...
Turkish:ayrılan eşya, taksitli ödeme, ...
Vietnamese:đặt cọc, trả dần, ...

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