noun · neutral
savings
/ˈseɪvɪŋz/SAV·ings
Band 5-6speakingtask2
money that someone has saved, usually in a bank or for a future purpose
Examples
“He dipped into his savings to pay for the car repairs.”
“Building an emergency savings fund is important.”
“Their savings were enough for a small deposit on a flat.”
Band 8 sentence
“After a year of disciplined budgeting she had enough savings to fund a short trip abroad.”
Collocations
- savings account
- emergency savings
- put into savings
Word family
saving nounsavings noun (plural)
Common mistakes
I put money on my savings→I put money into my savings / into my savings account
I have a saving→I have savings
Say it for a higher band
5money saved→6saving→7+savings
Synonyms
nest egg
Easily confused
saving
“She put a small saving aside each month for emergencies.”
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