Meanings
verbsave up (third-person singular simple present saves up, present participle saving up, simple past and past participle saved up)
present singular third person saves up · participle present saving up · participle past saved up · past saved up
- intransitivetransitiveTo accumulate money, especially for a specific, planned expenditure.
I'm saving up my tips for a new guitar.
1 more example
She knows she must save up for college.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
German zusammensparen
- zusammensparenaccumulate money for a specific purpose
Greek αποταμιεύω
- αποταμιεύω (apotamiévo)accumulate money for a specific purpose
Italian raggruzzolare
- raggruzzolareaccumulate money for a specific purpose
Māori penapena
- penapenaaccumulate money for a specific purpose
Russian копи́ть, накопи́ть
- копи́ть (kopítʹ)accumulate money for a specific purpose
- накопи́ть (nakopítʹ)accumulate money for a specific purpose
- скопи́ть (skopítʹ)accumulate money for a specific purpose
Spanish ahorrar
- ahorraraccumulate money for a specific purpose
Turkish para biriktirmek
- para biriktirmekaccumulate money for a specific purpose
Cite this entry
APA
save up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/save%20up
MLA
“save up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/save%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “save up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/save%20up.
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