"Firestone layaway" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Firestone layaways [plural]
Etymology: Derived from the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, a manufacturer of rubber products, in reference to rubber check. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Firestone layaway (plural Firestone layaways)
  1. (slang, US) The practice of issuing a check on insufficient funds. Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): Banking
    Sense id: en-Firestone_layaway-en-noun-89gb8Cbb Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1985, Mr. Beckman, Hill Street Blues television program, Season 5, Episode 9",
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