saving : Idioms & Phrases

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Savings bank

  • noun a thrift institution in the northeastern United States; since deregulation in the 1980s they offer services competitive with many commercial banks
  • noun a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
    coin bank; money box; bank.
    • the coin bank was empty
WordNet
  • a bank in which savings or earnings are deposited and put at interest.
Webster 1913