saving up
Building a reserve
Saving up means accumulating money over time for a specific purpose or future need.
The phrase emphasizes gradual, intentional effort rather than a single act of saving: I'm saving up for a new laptop.
It typically implies setting aside small amounts regularly until reaching a goal.
While save alone can describe keeping money generally, saving up suggests working toward something particular—a purchase, a trip, or a financial cushion.
- workEffort toward a goal
- stashHidden reserve
- squirreling awayStoring gradually in secret
- nest eggSaved money for later
- changeTo make different
bank · college fund · piggy bank · penny jar · money box · compound interest · jar · economy · delayed gratification · rainy day · accumulation · reserve · frugality · emergency fund · coins · investment · thrift · earn
- storingstoring, stashing, stowing, putting away, keeping
- frugalityfrugality, thrift, frugal, penny-pinching, economize
saving upspending
Outlaying of funds
spending down · depleting · drawing down · using up · draining
saving upsplurging
Spending freely, excessively
spending spree · profligacy · indulging · living large · shopping spree
saving upspending
Outlaying of funds
splurging · squandering · frittering away · living beyond one's means · overspending
save, saving, savings, saved, saver, savers, saves, savable, safeguard