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verb as in rescue
verb as in economize; set money aside for later use
Strong matches
amass, cache, deposit, gather, hoard, hold, reserve, retrench, scrimp, skimp, squirrel, stash, stockpile, treasure
Weak matches
be frugal, be thrifty, cut corners, feather nest, hide away, lay aside, lay away, make ends meet, pile up, pinch pennies, put by, roll back, salt away, save for rainy day, sock away, stow away, tighten belt
Example Sentences
"That was the full extent of my savings. Let's put it that way. I mean, I didn't have anything else."
His way with words even saves his life, since the man he crosses happens to be heartbroken and easily gratified by his trespasser’s willingness to pull a Cyrano de Bergerac on his behalf.
Put alongside proposed savings of £47bn, the Conservatives think this amounts to claiming back the mantle of economic responsibility in a way that ordinary households can notice.
Badenoch insisted she could meet this promise, with the money to come from some of the £47bn in planned savings from the welfare budget and foreign aid, announced earlier this week.
In reality, there’s not a lot of good data on how many ER visits involve undocumented folks because doctors are more focused on saving lives than checking immigration status.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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