lay away

verb

1. to store or reserve for future use
2. to reserve (merchandise) for future delivery, while payments are being made

Idioms and Phrases

see lay aside , def. 2.

Example Sentences

“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

“I helped lay away more people this winter than I ever did in all my life. It sure was awful.”

From New York Times

“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

If the system were anything other than rigged, she would be allowed to cash in on her moment commercially and lay away for her future.

From Washington Post

But the Hollywood star, from Neath Port Talbot, said his immediate future lay away from his home country.

From BBC

Related Words

• accumulate
• bury
• deposit
• freeze
• hide
• hoard
• keep
• lock away
• pack
• put
• save
• stash
• stockpile