laying away
Saving for later
Laying away is setting something aside for future use or purchase.
A store lays away merchandise while a customer pays in installments: I'm laying away that coat until Christmas.
The phrase also means putting something in storage or safekeeping.
To lay someone away is to bury them—a euphemism for interment.
- put asideStore for future use
- storingKeeping for future use
- keepRetain or fortified tower
- savingReserving for future use
- reservingSetting something aside beforehand
shelving · burial · rest in peace · six feet under · hoarding · entombment · accumulating · memorializing · hide · earmarking · stash · warehousing · cold storage · save · investing · funerary · budgeting · interment
storage/retrieval action
laying awaytaking out
Removing from within
retrieving · bringing out · fetching · pulling out · getting out
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