driveawayn.adj.
/ˈdrʌɪvəweɪ/, U.S. /ˈdraɪvəˌweɪ/, Australian English /ˈdrɑevəwæe/ A. n.
Chiefly North American. The delivery of a car to a buyer or to a particular destination by means of a hired driver; (also) a car transported in this way.
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the mind > possession > relinquishing > [noun] > handing over or giving up to another
liverya1325
liverancec1390
deliverancea1400
teachinga1400
overgiving1465
delivery1480
render1548
consignation1612
delivering1642
shift1826
handover1847
driveaway1917
1917 Boston Sunday Post 4 Mar. (Special Auto Show section) 18/2 The Maxfer company, like the big pleasure car manufacturers in Detroit, has driveaways occurring every day at its factory.
2004 Amer. Scholar Winter 7/2 He ends up on Route 66..in a Honda Accord driveaway.
B. adj.
1. Chiefly North American. Designating or relating to the delivery of a car to a buyer or to a particular destination by means of a hired driver; (also) designating the car itself.
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the mind > possession > relinquishing > [adjective] > handing over or giving up to another
delivering1550
driveaway1918
1918 Adams County (Corning, Iowa) Union-Republic 31 July Where a string of driveaway cars remains together and the cars carry improvised duplicates of the manufacturer's or dealer's license plate, such identification is sufficiently established.
1935 Fortune Aug. 114/3 Eventually the finished cars, numbered and grouped by orders, are taken to the drive-away lot or to the point from which they are to be shipped.
1977 Washington Post 9 Jan. n 10/1 Pick up a car from a ‘driveaway’ company and you might even get paid for your effort... Many who don't love to drive are willing to pay to have their cars transported.
2013 Guardian (Nexis) 3 Jan. Driveaway companies—which deliver cars around the country—connect drivers with vehicles that need transporting, offering a free set of wheels.
2. Originally and chiefly Australian. Designating or relating to the complete price of a (new) vehicle for sale, including dealer's charges, and all the legally required fees for registration, insurance, etc.
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society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > [adjective] > types of price
first costa1641
ruling1657
driveaway1931
off-price1955
keen1964
near-market1967
1931 Brisbane Courier 28 May 4/2 (advt.) Chevrolet, Whippet, Rugby, Gray, at drive-away prices.
1959 Washington Post 28 Apr. b 17/9 (advt.) '59 Super Wagon... New in every respect. Drive away price $2342.
2019 West Australian (Nexis) 16 Nov. (MOT section) 4 Renault's bigger five-seat family SUV, the Koleos, is..well-equipped, roomier and currently on drive-away special with a Kadjar-trumping seven-year warranty.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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