moneyboxes

Savings receptacles, portable

Moneyboxes are containers for storing coins, typically with a slot for inserting money and no easy way to retrieve it without breaking or unlocking the box.

Children's moneyboxes—often shaped like pigs (piggy banks)—encourage saving.

The term is more common in British English than American: She shook the moneybox to hear how much she'd saved.

childhood

piggy bank

Coin-slot savings container

dimes · quarters · counting · collecting · chores · birthday · treasure · savings · jar · coins

collecting

coins

Metal money units

quarters · change · currency · deposit · slot · accumulate · stash · hoard · jar · tin

saving

savings

Accumulated money kept

thrift · rainy day · emergency fund · deposit · accumulate · goals · discipline · habit · teaching · financial literacy

security

lockbox

Secured container for valuables

tamper-proof · combination · key · metal · secure · strongbox · cashbox · locked · protection · hidden

charity

donation

Voluntary charitable gift

alms · fundraiser · contribution · tithe · poor box · collection plate · charity box · giving · community · temple

Opposites
financial function

moneyboxescash registers

Store payment-processing machines

tills · payment terminals · ATMs · vending machines · coin slots

access to contents

moneyboxeswallets

Personal money carriers

purses · money clips · billfolds · tip jars

financial behavior encouraged

moneyboxescredit cards

Borrowed-money payment tools

credit lines · shopping carts · expense accounts · loan applications · buy now pay later

Family

moneybox

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G