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Discover LudwigThe word 'lay-by' is correct and usable in written English
It is most commonly used in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand to mean 'a payment method in which a customer pays for an item or service in installments over a period of time'. For example, 'We offer lay-by so customers can purchase a new car without having to pay for it in one lump sum.'
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lay-by
noun
A paved area at the side of a highway designated for drivers to stop in, for emergency parking, or where vehicles can wait, with larger lay-bys possibly having facilities like food vendors or public telephones.
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The lay-by was a couple of hundred yards long.
Make sure that we both remained in the lay-by.
Right now, Haye is idling in a lay-by.
I suddenly understood why we were here in this lay-by.
It also has spree killing, dog-kidnapping and loud sex in a motorway lay-by.
We reached the point where the lay-by joined the road.
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