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walkaway.

A case of a person walking away (e.g. an inmate from a facility, a cult member from a community); a person who walks away.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A case of a person walking away (e.g. an inmate from a facility, a cult member from a community); a person who walks away.

    There had been several walkaways from the juvenile center.
  2. An easy victory; a very unequal contest (also used attributively).

    US
    The upcoming election is unlikely to be a walkaway for the encumbent.
    a walkaway victory; a walkaway winner
  3. A business termination in which the entrepreneur winds up the business with its obligations met.

  4. A property that has been abandoned when the mortgager failed to make their payments, while the mortgagee has abandoned its foreclosure action to avoid the costs associated with ownership.

  5. In a negotiation, the terms representing the least a party is willing to accept (also used attributively).

    walkaway price; walkaway point
  6. A vehicle lease under which the lessee is not responsible for the value of the vehicle at the end of the lease period.

    US
  7. Intended to be consumed while walking.

    US · attributive
  8. A kind of sweet pastry containing cream cheese.

    US
  9. A meal break during which food is not provided, and workers are expected to leave the location to eat.

  10. The theft of a suitcase at a hotel through distraction, deception, etc.; a person who engages in this type of theft.

  11. An elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the bridge of a merchant vessel; any similarly elevated walkway.

  12. A type of sea shanty.

    historical · obsolete
  13. A person who forgets to take their change after purchasing a ticket at the circus; the money abandoned in this way.

    US · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from walk away.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.