save up

English

Verb

save up (third-person singular simple present saves up, present participle saving up, simple past and past participle saved up)

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

She knows she must save up for college.

Translations

accumulate money for a specific purpose

German: zusammensparen (de)
Greek: αποταμιεύω (el) (apotamiévo)

Maori: penapena
Spanish: ahorrar (es)

References

“save up” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
"save up" at Rhymezone (Datamuse, 2006)

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