save up

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save up

verb saves up · saving up · saved up

intransitive, transitive To accumulate money, especially for a specific, planned expenditure. I'm saving up my tips for a new guitar.

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verb accumulate money for a specific purpose

Español	ahorrar
Deutsch	zusammensparen
Italiano	raggruzzolare
Ελληνικά	αποταμιεύω apotamiévo
Русский	копи́ть kopítʹ, накопи́ть nakopítʹ, скопи́ть skopítʹ

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@misc{save_up_2026,
  title = {save up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/save%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}