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Counterpart of checking
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savings
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Word definitions for savings in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"money saved," 1737, plural of saving , vwerbal noun from save (v.). Related: Savings account attested by 1882; savings bank , 1817. S & L for savings and loan attested from 1951.
Usage examples of savings.
People would lose their savings, money would become worthless, and people would starve as food piled up undistributed on the docks.
This modest dwelling, situated about a mile from Sairmeuse, represented the savings of ten years.
This sum represented the savings of the Marquis de Courtornieu during the past three years.