Definition

1. Noun:
   • A container for saving money: A "coin bank" is a container, typically with a slot in the top, used for storing coins and sometimes paper money at home. It is often shaped like a pig or another figure, and its purpose is to encourage saving.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • She dropped her spare change into the coin bank every day.
  • The child shook the coin bank to hear the money rattle inside.
  • When the coin bank was full, they opened it to count the savings.

Advanced Usage

• "To break the coin bank": To open a coin bank, usually by breaking it, to retrieve the saved money.
  • They had to break the coin bank to get the money for the emergency.

Variants and Related Words

• Piggy bank (n): A common type of coin bank, traditionally shaped like a pig.
  • Her first piggy bank was a gift from her grandmother.
• Savings bank (n): A more formal term that can refer to a container for home savings or a financial institution.
  • He deposited the money from his coin bank into a real savings bank.

Synonyms

• Money box: A container for saving coins.
• Savings jar: A jar used for collecting and saving money.

Related Idioms

• "To save for a rainy day": To save money for future needs or emergencies. A coin bank is often used for this purpose.
  • Putting coins in her coin bank was her way of saving for a rainy day.

Noun

1. a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
   • the coin bank was empty