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Difference between Lay-by (UK) and Lay-by (U.S.)

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lay-by (UK)—

1. a roadside parking or rest area for drivers:

  • The holidaymakers had stopped in a lay-by at Oban and Miss Coldrick thinks she left the camera on the car boot.

2. an agreement to purchase goods by paying for them by installments:

  • When making a lay-by you should receive from the trader a copy of the written contract.

lay-by (U.S.)—the final operation in the growing of a field crop leaving it to mature without further cultivation:

  • The amount of potassium required may be split between the planting and lay-by application.