save for a rainy day

verb

To keep some money back for possible expensive problems in the future.

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Meanings

verbsave for a rainy day (third-person singular simple present saves for a rainy day, present participle saving for a rainy day, simple past and past participle saved for a rainy day)

present singular third person saves for a rainy day · participle present saving for a rainy day · participle past saved for a rainy day · past saved for a rainy day

  1. idiomaticintransitiveTo keep some money back for possible expensive problems in the future.
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APA

save for a rainy day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/save%20for%20a%20rainy%20day

MLA

“save for a rainy day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/save%20for%20a%20rainy%20day. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “save for a rainy day,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/save%20for%20a%20rainy%20day.

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