Learner's definition of LAYAWAY
[singular] US
: a way of buying something in which you do not receive the thing you are buying until you have paid the full price by making small payments over a period of time预付定金购货法(余额结清后取货) -
We bought the table and chairs on layaway, so we won't have them until December.我们预付定金订购了桌椅,十二月份才能拿到货。
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The store offers a layaway plan for large purchases.这家商店为大宗购物提供预付定金购货服务。