"save up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: saves up [present, singular, third-person], saving up [participle, present], saved up [participle, past], saved up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} save up (third-person singular simple present saves up, present participle saving up, simple past and past participle saved up)
  1. (transitive and intransitive) To accumulate money, especially for a specific, planned expenditure. Tags: intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Money Translations (accumulate money for a specific purpose): zusammensparen (German), 𐌷𐌿𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (huhjan) (Gothic), αποταμιεύω (apotamiévo) (Greek), raggruzzolare (Italian), penapena (Maori), копить (kopitʹ) (Russian), ahorrar (Spanish), para biriktirmek (Turkish)

Inflected forms

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