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dissaving

dissaving

8.8
Describing a situation when people use stored money instead of adding to it
  • adjective
  • /ˌdɪsˈseɪvɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : dissipativo
  • A dissaving trend can indicate that households are struggling to cover their expenses.

Examples

  • His dissaving habits led to financial difficulties.

  • A sustained period of dissaving can signal that households are unable to maintain their usual spending without tapping into their savings.

  • Periods of dissaving are common among retirees who rely on their accumulated funds.

  • Economic downturns often lead to increased dissaving as people use their savings to get by.

  • Many retirees face dissaving as they exhaust their savings.

  • Periods of dissaving are common among retirees who rely on their accumulated savings to support their living expenses.

  • During times of economic uncertainty, dissaving becomes more frequent as individuals withdraw funds from their savings accounts to meet their daily needs.

Synonyms

dissipative
vsdissaving
  • NSFW
8.6

Spending money or time wastefully to enjoy life

spends existing savings, reducing personal wealth over time

Antonyms

saving
3.7

Careful about spending money and avoiding waste

How Frugal

frugal
31 4.9
economical
23 3.8
dissaving
  • Specialized
8.8
wasteful
48 3.0
prodigal
22 8.4

Surface Forms

dissaving positive

Morphology

dissaving = dissave (semi-transparent) = dis + save + ing

The adjective is a regular participial or related -ing form from the verb 'dissave'.

Etymology

Dissaving as an adjective comes from the same parts: dis- 'not' and saving 'putting money aside', so it describes something that uses up savings rather than increases them. That's why a 'dissaving' trend or period means people are taking money from their savings to pay for their costs.