Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: layby (laybys)  'ley,bI
Usage: Brit
  1. Designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily
    "They used the layby to check their map";
    - pull-off, rest area [N. Amer], rest stop, lay-by [Brit], turnout [N. Amer]
Noun: lay-by (lay-bys)  'ley,bI
  1. [Austral, NZ] A type of retail purchase where the customer pays a deposit for goods and the shop sets them aside and lets the customer pay them off over time, with the customer receiving the goods when fully paid
    "She put the expensive winter coat on lay-by, paying for it in installments"

Derived forms: lay-bys, laybys

Type of: area

Encyclopedia: Layby

Lay-by