money box
Coin storage vessel
A money box is a container for storing coins, typically with a slot for depositing money and a lock or removable bottom for retrieval.
Children use money boxes—often shaped like pigs (piggy banks)—to save coins: She dropped her allowance into her money box.
The term is more common in British than American English.
Stamped metal currency
- slotNarrow slit for insertion
- ceramicFired clay material
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
pennies · quarters · dimes · nickels · childhood · break · hammer · shatter
Free from peril
- lockboxSecured container for valuables
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- strongboxSecured container for valuables
- padlockPortable locking device
combination · steel · fireproof · tamper-proof · reinforced · key · hidden · cashbox
Saved money for later
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- reserveSupply kept back
- fundReserved money supply
- depositPlace for safekeeping
goal · rainy day · emergency fund · vacation fund · college fund · retirement · saving up · piggy bank
coin
Stamped metal currency
allowance · pennies · quarters · dimes · nickels · childhood · break · hammer · shatter · counting
safe
Free from peril
- lockboxSecured container for valuables
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- strongboxSecured container for valuables
padlock · combination · steel · fireproof · tamper-proof · reinforced · key · hidden · cashbox · petty cash
nest egg
Saved money for later
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- reserveSupply kept back
- fundReserved money supply
deposit · goal · rainy day · emergency fund · vacation fund · college fund · retirement · saving up · piggy bank · jar
donation
Voluntary charitable gift
zakat · contribution · fundraising · church · temple · mosque · relief · tip jar · busking · spare change
- frugalityfrugality, thrift, frugal, penny-pinching, economize
- kid moneyallowance, piggy bank, savings jar, penny jar, change jar
- money holderswallet, purse, coin purse, change purse, coin pouch
- Safekeepingsafe, lockbox, strongbox, bank vault, home safe
- saving moneybudget, savings, discount, sale, coupon
- savingssavings account, piggy bank, online savings, savings bonds, savings plan
money boxcash register
Retail transaction machine
ATM · slot machine · wallet · vending machine · checkout
money boxspending spree
Bout of extravagant purchasing
credit card · debt · expenditure · money pit · expense account