Crossword clues for savings
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
savings
"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.
Wiktionary
savings
n. 1 That which has been saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future. 2 (plural of saving English)Category:English plurals
WordNet
savings
n. a fund of money put by as a reserve [syn: nest egg]
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.