lay+up+in+store
111lay-away plan — {n.} A plan for buying something that you can t pay cash for; a plan in which you pay some money down and pay a little more when you can, and the store holds the article until you have paid the full price. * /She could not afford to pay for the… …
112lay-away plan — {n.} A plan for buying something that you can t pay cash for; a plan in which you pay some money down and pay a little more when you can, and the store holds the article until you have paid the full price. * /She could not afford to pay for the… …
113lay by — transitive verb Date: 15th century 1. to lay aside ; discard 2. to store for future use ; save 3. to cultivate (as corn) for the last time …
114lay up — transitive verb Date: 14th century 1. to store up ; lay by 2. to disable or confine with illness or injury < a knee injury laid him up for a week > 3. to take out of active service …
115lay up — verb a) To store; to put by. I employed myself in making, as well as I could, a great many baskets, both to carry earth or to carry or lay up anything, as I had occasion; and though I did not finish them very handsomely, yet I made them… …
116lay-away\ plan — noun A plan for buying something that you can t pay cash for; a plan in which you pay some money down and pay a little more when you can, and the store holds the article until you have paid the full price. She could not afford to pay for the coat …
117lay something down — 1》 formulate and enact a rule or principle. 2》 begin to construct a ship or railway. 3》 build up a deposit of a substance. 4》 store wine in a cellar. 5》 pay or bet money. 6》 informal record a piece of music. → lay …
118lay up — 1. Store, provide, treasure up, lay in. 2. Confine to the bed or the house …
119lay store by — see store …
120lay-by — an arrangement where the customer in a retail store makes a deposit on an article and pays the amount owing in instalments, while the retailer stores the article until the last payment has been made. Glossary of Business Terms …
