coin bank
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- noun
- /kɔɪn bæŋk/
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- I saved my allowance in a colorful coin bank sitting on my dresser.
Examples
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Without intending it, through the years I have amassed different kinds of coin banks.
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I turned in a tight circle in my room, scanning its contents, and my gaze flicked from one coin bank to another.
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First money eating coin bank, which is the one star product.
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Why would someone have more than one coin bank?
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Cast iron coin bank in the shape of a bank building, A-1361-481.
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So, I brought home my glow-in-the-dark Jack Skellington coin bank head.
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The first of which is a vintage Snoopy coin bank that is heavier than the coins you can put inside it.
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Then I have this obsession with Tarepanda, which drew me to the plastic coin bank version.
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Souvenir coin bank shaped as the Davenport House of Savannah, A-1361373
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He opened the coin bank to see how much money he had saved for his new video game.
Synonyms
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A small container often shaped like a pig for children to save coins
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A small container with a slot on top for keeping coins or paper money
A small container with a slot for keeping coins at home
A small container for keeping coins, often shaped like a pig
How Big
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a small container for saving coins' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'coin' (coins) with 'bank' (a place/supply for storing money), so a learner who knows both words can infer a place for keeping coins. This compositional pattern (money+storage = money container) is cross-linguistically common, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The noun coin bank joins coin and bank to make a clear picture: a small 'bank' at home for your coins. So a coin bank is a small box with a slot where you keep and save loose change.