savings
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- noun
- /ˈseɪvɪŋz/
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- After years of careful budgeting, she finally has enough savings to buy a new car.
- a savings account
- cost savings
- potential savings
Going to Australia one way, No savings, just.
- Going to Australia one way, No savings, just.
- Today I'm going to focus on savings, cash savings accounts.
- You can invest with savings that you generate.
- That's literally all of my savings plus more.
- If you allow the market to clear, then their savings pool disappears.
- Track spending, manage bills, manage savings, hit goals in the best possible way.
- And Esther will talk about savings, I think, in a few lectures.
- Money is unclear because you might have a different savings goal than I do.
- And they're not because their lack of savings created pressure in the bad times.
- So that is kind of where we are right now with savings in October.
- And then and come September, you know, half of my savings was, was obliterated.
- That's stocks, bonds, mutual funds, savings, ETFs, Not my game.
Examples
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Today I'm going to focus on savings, cash savings accounts.
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Daddy had to go into his savings to keep us from ending up on the street.
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So, you know, you might want to keep savings to balance that risk.
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Look, would you use savings as a long term plan?
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Twenty years of savings gone in two years.
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You need to move some money from my savings to checking.
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And then we spent both of our life savings on lawyers fees.
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Your home, your stocks, your savings, all your money.
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That's literally all of my savings plus more.
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That's my bankroll, my life savings.
Synonyms
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1.8
Money saved or set aside for a specific purpose
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3.5
A supply kept for future use, often in an emergency
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3.4
Money saved for the future, for example for retirement or emergencies
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Money available to spend for a specific purpose
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4.1
Money set aside to pay for future costs or emergencies
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
A bank that accepts people's savings and makes loans to buy houses
- Specialized
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3.1
A government certificate you buy to save money and earn interest that you cannot sell
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3.6
To move clocks forward by one hour in the warmer months to make evenings lighter
- Specialized
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A bank that takes savings and lends money to help people buy houses
A program from an employer that lets workers save part of their pay for retirement or other future needs
- Archaic
A savings account where the bank writes deposits and withdrawals in a paper book the customer keeps
- Specialized
A bank savings account you control now that gives the money to a named person after your death
- Formal
A bank account where one person keeps and controls money for a named person who receives it after their death
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Etymology
Savings comes from the verb save, which originally meant 'to keep safe' and is related to the word safe. So savings are money you put aside to keep 'safe' for later or for emergencies.