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SAVE UP
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Accumulate money for future use
Example:
He saves half his salary
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "save up"):
cache; hive up; hoard; lay away; squirrel away; stash (save up as for future use)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They save up their grandchild with money