save up

English

Verb

save up (third-person singular simple present saves up, present participle saving up, simple past and past participle saved up)

1. (transitive and intransitive) To accumulate money, especially for a specific, planned expenditure.

   I'm saving up my tips for a new guitar.

   She knows she must save up for college.

Translations

accumulate money for a specific purpose

Galician: aforrar (gl) German: zusammensparen (de) Gothic: 𐌷𐌿𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (huhjan) Greek: αποταμιεύω (el) (apotamiévo) Italian: raggruzzolare Lepcha: ᰗᰪᰵ (tsung) Maori: penapena Russian: копи́ть (ru) impf (kopítʹ), накопи́ть (ru) pf (nakopítʹ), скопи́ть (ru) pf (skopítʹ) Spanish: ahorrar (es) Turkish: para biriktirmek

References

• “save up”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "save up" at Rhymezone (Datamuse, 2006)