Lay-Away
"Lay Away" is a 1972
funk-
rock single released by
The Isley Brothers on their
T-Neck imprint. Released as the first record off their
Brother, Brother, Brother album, the song depicted the narrator's description of how his lover's love was so special that he wanted to have for keeps just in case (hence the lyrics going back to get (your love) on a rainy day/your love is safe in my lay-away). The song took the riff of
Honey Cone's "
Want Ads" especially in the bridges. The song was significant for showcasing brother
Ernie on lead guitar for the first time on an Isley Brothers record. Written and produced by elder brothers
O'Kelly,
Rudolph and
Ronald, the song charted at number fifty-four pop and number six R&B in the spring of 1972.
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Layaway
Layaway, also referred to as lay-by in
Australia, is a way to purchase an item without paying the entire cost at once. However, rather than taking the item home and then repaying the debt on a regular schedule, as in most
installment plans or
hire purchases, the layaway customer does not receive the item until it is completely paid for. There is typically a fee associated with a layaway purchase, since the seller must "lay" the item "away" in storage until the payments are completed. In the event the customer did not pay the amount due, the item would be returned to stock and any payments would be forfeited.
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lay away
Verb
1. save up as for future use
(synonym) hoard, stash, cache, hive up, squirrel away
(hypernym) save, lay aside, save up
lay away
save They are trying to lay away some money for their holiday next year.
lay away
Synonyms and related words:
bank, bundle away, cache, coffer, delay, deposit, entomb, file, hutch, inhume, inter, lay aside, lay by, lay down, lay in, lay in store, lay up, lodge, pack away, pigeonhole, plant, postpone, push aside, put aside, put away, put by, put in mothballs, reposit, reservoir, salt away, salt down, sepulcher, sepulture, set aside, set by, shelve, sideline, spare, stash, store, store away, stow, stow away, stow down, table, table the motion, tomb, warehouse
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Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
lay away
phrv. วางไว้ด้านข้าง (syn. lay aside)