Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lay away

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables: lay -away
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reserve (something) for the future.

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To reserve (an item for sale in a store) for future purchase.

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To bury (someone).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Let's lay away that coat and we can pick it up next month."
"Legend has it that they laid him away in an unmarked grave."

Usage

British usage
Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

lays away (present, singular) laying away (participle, present) laid away (participle, past) laid away (past)

Derived Forms

layaway

Frequently Paired Words

lay aside lay by lay in lay up put aside put away put by save

Synonyms

hoard stash cache hive up squirrel away

Questions

What does lay away mean?: To reserve (something) for the future.

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