layaway
/ˈleɪəweɪ
/noun
1 [mass noun] North American A system of paying a deposit to secure an article for later purchase: she picked up a coat she had on layaway...
- Back in 1974, people still stood in line to deposit paychecks, paid for groceries with cash, and put big purchases like furniture on layaway plans.
- Too much to pay for on layaway, too much to buy secondhand, if you have to ask you can't afford it, and nobody could, or should be able to.
- If you know that there is an occasion coming up and you may want to purchase a unit, consider placing it on layaway at your local retail store.
2 Climbing A handhold that is used to best effect by leaning out to the side of it.Approx 10m to the left is a large face split by this good layaway climb....
- The next route free climbs the largest horizontal roof in Cleveland, using a combination of jams, undercuts and layaways.
- The start involves a leap or a technical layaway move.
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