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piggy bank collapse: a child's coin bank (often shaped like a pig)

strongbox collapse: a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked

slip back collapse

recede collapse: become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"; move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"

hard up collapse: not having enough money to pay for necessities

backslide collapse

waste away collapse

flood the market collapse

gravitate collapse: move due to the pull of gravitation; "The stars gravitate towards each other"; be attracted to; "Boys gravitate towards girls at that age"; move toward; "The conversation gravitated towards politics"

conk out collapse

lavish collapse: very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain"; characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"; expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"

independent collapse: not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else; not contingent; free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"; "an independent republic"; (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"; not controlled by a party or interest group

squeezed collapse

forehanded collapse: having provided for the future

dishearten collapse: take away the enthusiasm of

trove collapse

douse collapse: slacken; "douse a rope"; lower quickly; "douse a sail"; wet thoroughly; put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights"

undercut collapse: a cut made underneath to remove material; a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall; the material removed by a cut made underneath; cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall; strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot; cut away the underpart of; "undercut a vein of ore"; cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief

allowance collapse: the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"; a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits; an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit"; an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous"; a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses; put on a fixed allowance, as of food

engulf collapse: flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely"

merchandise collapse: commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products"

manageable collapse: capable of being managed or controlled

reward collapse: an act performed to strengthen approved behavior; the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property; payment made in return for a service rendered; act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

gyrate collapse: to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

salvage collapse: the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire; the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction; property or goods saved from damage or destruction; collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food"; save from ruin, destruction, or harm

bear down collapse: exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class"; pay special attention to; "The lectures bore down on the political background"; exert full strength; "The pitcher bore down"; contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery

bury collapse: place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods"; embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"; cover from sight; "Afghani women buried under their burkas"; place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday"

savings collapse: a fund of money put by as a reserve

sell short collapse: underestimate the real value or ability of; "Don't sell your students short--they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge"; sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit

revert collapse: undergo reversion, as in a mutation; go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"

impoverish collapse: make poor

compensation collapse: something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury); (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors

change collapse: the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"; a different or fresh set of clothes; "she brought a change in her overnight bag"; a thing that is different; "he inspected several changes before selecting one"; an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"; the result of alteration or modification; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mountains"; money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency; "he got change for a twenty and used it to pay the taxi driver"; the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due; "I paid with a twenty and pocketed the change"; coins of small denomination regarded collectively; "he had a pocketful of change"; a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event; "he attributed the change to their marriage"; undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"; make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"; cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"; exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"; remove or replace the coverings of; "Father had to learn how to change the baby"; "After each guest we changed the bed linens"; change clothes; put on different clothes; "Change before you go to the opera"

louse up collapse

out of pocket collapse

defrayment collapse

debt service collapse

nest egg collapse: device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it

corrode collapse: become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"; cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"

satisfaction collapse: act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite; "the satisfaction of their demand for better services"; the contentment you feel when you have done something right; "the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction"

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