piggy bank

Child's savings vessel

A piggy bank is a small container for saving coins, traditionally shaped like a pig with a slot in the top.

Children use piggy banks to learn saving habits: She dropped her allowance into her piggy bank.

The term extends to any personal savings reserve: I raided my piggy bank to buy concert tickets.

childhood

allowance

Fixed periodic payment

chores · birthday · gift · treasure · collecting · counting · playroom · nursery · pocket money · youngster

ceramic

pottery

Fired clay objects

glazed · handcrafted · decorative · collectible · vintage · antique · delicate · fragile · breakable · smash

saving

deposit

Place for safekeeping

stash · hoard · fund · savings · coin slot · goal · rainy day · patience · habit · spare change

design

snout

Beast's protruding face

cute · novelty · whimsical · cartoon · animal · figurine · plastic · glass · metal · wooden

thrift

frugality

Economical resource management

moderation · restraint · delayed gratification · financial literacy · money management · teaching tool · responsibility · goal-setting · penny-pinching · economizing

Categories
Opposites
financial sophistication

piggy bankbank account

Financial storage for funds

savings account · investment portfolio · brokerage account · checking account · retirement account

spending vs. saving

piggy bankcredit card

Borrowed-funds payment tool

wallet · shopping spree · spending money · debt · spending spree

scale of savings

piggy banktreasure chest

Locked box for valuables

vault · bank vault · Fort Knox · nest egg · inheritance

Family

piggybank

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G