countable Britishan area provided by the side of a road where vehicles can stop for a short period of time
Synonyms and related words
The roadside and its features
bollard
bus stop
curb
2
uncountable Australiana method of buying goods from a shop by which a customer pays a small amount of money so that the shop will keep the goods for them until they pay the rest
Synonyms and related words
The activity of shopping
account
acquisition
a run on something
lay-by
noun
US
Other entries for this word
set/put/lay (great) store by/on somethingphrase
lay by
Word Forms
singular
lay-by
plural
lay-bys
DEFINITIONS2
1
countable Britishan area provided by the side of a road where vehicles can stop for a short period of time
Synonyms and related words
The roadside and its features
bus stop
curb
embankment
2
uncountable Australianthe layaway method of buying goods from a store