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That which has been saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future.
The collapse of Enron wiped out the life savings of many people, leaving them poor in their retirement.
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savings — “money saved,” 1737; see SAVE (Cf. save). Related: Savings account attested by 1882; savings bank, 1817. S & L for savings and loan attested from 1951 … Etymology dictionary
savings — index capital, fund, reserve, store (depository) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
savings — ► [plural] BANKING, FINANCE money that you keep, usually in a bank account, instead of spending it: »Savers should ask branches if they could make more money by moving their savings into newer accounts. Main Entry: ↑saving … Financial and business terms
savings — [n] provision for future accumulation, ace in hole*, cache, fund, funds, gleanings, harvest, hoard, investment, kitty*, mattress full*, means, money in the bank, nest egg*, property, provision, provisions, rainy day fund*, reserve, reserves,… … New thesaurus
savings — n. 1) to set aside savings 2) to deposit; invest one s savings 3) to withdraw one s savings (from a bank) 4) to dip into; squander one s savings * * * invest one s savings squander one s savings to deposit to dip into to set aside savings to… … Combinatory dictionary
savings — Money set aside by individuals, either for some special purpose or to provide an income at some time in the future (often after retirement). Money saved can be placed in a savings account with a bank or building society or an Individual Savings… … Big dictionary of business and management
Savings — According to Keynesian economics, the amount left over when the cost of a person s consumer expenditure is subtracted from the amount of disposable income that he or she earns in a given period of time. For those who are financially prudent, the… … Investment dictionary
savings — Synonyms and related words: Swiss bank account, assets, backlog, balance, bank account, bottom dollar, budget, cache, cash reserves, checking account, command of money, exchequer, finances, fund, funds, kitty, life savings, means, moneys, nest… … Moby Thesaurus
savings — / seɪvɪŋz/ plural noun money saved (i.e. money which is not spent) ● He put all his savings into a deposit account … Dictionary of banking and finance
Savings account — Savings accounts are accounts maintained by retail financial institutions that pay interest but can not be used directly as money (by, for example, writing a cheque). These accounts let customers set aside a portion of their liquid assets while… … Wikipedia
