saving (/ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/)
noun · Beginner · Daily Life
🔊 /ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/
Meaning
Meaning: keeping money
The act of keeping money instead of spending it, for future use.
Examples
🗣 Saving a little from every paycheck slowly built the deposit they needed for a small house.
Etymology
From Latin ‘salvare’ (to make safe), via Old French ‘sauver’.
How & Where It’s Used
Means putting money aside; the plural ‘savings’ is the money saved.
Tags: money, habit