save up

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To accumulate money, especially for a specific, planned expenditure.

intransitive, transitive

Equivalents

Españolahorrar

Deutschersparen sparen zusammensparen

Italianoraggruzzolare

14 more languages

العربيةذخر

Češtinaušetřit

Ελληνικάαποταμιεύω

Suomisäästää

हिन्दीबचाना

Bahasa Indonesiamenabung

日本語積み立てる貯める

Latinaparco

Te Reo Māoripenapena

Polskiprzyoszczędzić uzbierać zaoszczędzaćzaoszczędzić

Русскийкопить накопить скопить

Türkçebiriktirmek

Tiếng Việtdành để dành gom góp

Examples

“I'm saving up my tips for a new guitar.”

“She knows she must save ⟳ up for college.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

save versus save vs. saved saved appearances saved as saved down

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