noun
savings
SAY-vingz/sˈeɪvɪŋz/
Money kept rather than spent.
She adds another coin to the jar holding her savings.
Etymology
Saving first named salvation or protection from danger, then came to mean economy in spending. Its plural names the accumulated money kept back through that economy.
In context
state, but but the state itself. You know, the state can steal from you, can kidnap you and send you to die in a foxhole somewhere, can inflate away your savings, take your property.
More examples
- We use some of our savings to replace the refrigerator.
- His savings earn interest in a bank account.
- Their savings cover three months of living expenses.
Forms
savings
save verb — Keep money instead of spending it.
saver noun — A person who regularly sets money aside.