life savings

life sav·ing

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lahyf sey-ving]
- /laɪf ˈseɪ vɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lahyf sey-ving]
- /laɪf ˈseɪ vɪŋ/

Definitions of life savings words

noun life savings a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning. 1
noun life savings a person or thing that saves a person, as from a difficult situation or critical moment: That money was a lifesaver. 1
noun life savings Chiefly British. a lifeguard. 1
noun plural life savings all money set aside over years 1
noun life savings A large sum of money one has saved over a considerable number of years. 0

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Origin of life savings

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85; life + saver

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Parts of speech for Life savings

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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life savings popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for life savings

noun life savings

savings account — a bank account on which interest is paid, traditionally one for which a bankbook is used to record deposits, withdrawals, and interest payments.
cache — A cache is a quantity of things such as weapons that have been hidden.
stash — to put by or away as for safekeeping or future use, usually in a secret place (usually followed by away): The squirrel stashes away nuts for winter.
savings — tending or serving to save; rescuing; preserving.
stockpile — a supply of material, as a pile of gravel in road maintenance.

All 15 Synonyms of life savings