save up

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Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To accumulate money over time by setting it aside, typically for a specific future purpose or purchase. It implies a deliberate and often gradual process of reserving funds rather than spending them immediately.
Usage
  • The core meaning is to collect and keep money for later use. It often suggests a goal, such as buying something expensive or creating a financial safety net.
  • It is a separable phrasal verb (e.g., "save money up" or "save up money").
  • Commonly used in informal and everyday contexts related to personal finance.
Examples
  • Verb:
    • I need to save up for a new car. (I need to accumulate money to buy a new car.)
    • She saved up her allowance to buy a concert ticket. (She collected her allowance money over time for the ticket.)
    • They are saving up to go on a dream vacation. (They are putting money aside for a future trip.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to save up for a rainy day": To save money for future times of need or emergency.
    • It's wise to save up for a rainy day.
  • The process can be emphasized:
Variants and Related Words
  • Save (verb): A broader term meaning to keep money or resources for future use, or to rescue. "Save up" is a more specific form of "save" focusing on the accumulation process.
  • Savings (noun): The money that has been saved up.
    • All her savings were in the bank.
  • Saver (noun): A person who saves money.
Synonyms
  • Put aside: To reserve something, especially money, for later.
  • Set aside: Similar to "put aside"; to keep something for a particular purpose.
  • Accumulate: To gather or build up a quantity of something over time.
  • Squirrel away (idiomatic): To save money in a secretive or careful way.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Save on: To reduce expenditure or cost.
    • You can save on electricity by turning off lights.
  • Save for: To keep or reserve something for a particular person, time, or purpose. (Note: This can overlap with "save up for," but "save for" can be used more broadly, not just for money.)
    • Please save that piece of cake for me.
Related Idioms
  • Penny-pincher (noun): A person who is extremely careful with money and likes to save up.
    • My grandfather was a real penny-pincher.
  • To scrape together/save up every penny: To save money with great difficulty or effort.
    • They scraped together every penny to buy their first home.
Verb
  1. accumulate money for future use
    • He saves half his salary

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