PIGGY-BANK

Meaning of PIGGY-BANK in English

noun

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

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At £110 Alfonzo is beyond most piggy-banks, so look on him more as an investment than a bedfellow.

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He puts part of his pay into a spending account and the rest into a piggy-bank .

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PIGGY BANK — noun Date: 1941 a coin bank often in the shape of a pig
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PIGGY BANK — noun Etymology: piggy (I) : a bank often in the shape of a pig and usually used by children for …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIGGY BANK — 1. a small bank, having the shape of a pig, provided with a slot at the top to receive small …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIGGY BANK — child's container for saving money (traditionally shaped like a pig)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PIGGY BANK — Date: 1941 : a coin bank often in the shape of a pig
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PIGGY BANK — Function: noun Date: 1941 : a coin bank often in the shape of a pig
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PIGGY BANK — ■ noun a money box, especially one shaped like a pig.
Concise Oxford English vocab
PIGGY BANK — [piggy bank] n (1941): a coin bank often in the shape of a pig
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PIGGY BANK — noun a container in the shape of a pig, with a narrow opening in the top for putting coins in, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIGGY-BANK — ˈpiggy-bank BrE AmE noun [countable] a small container, usually in the shape of a pig, in which children can save …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PIGGY BANK — also piggybank ( piggy banks) A piggy bank is a small container shaped like a pig, with a narrow hole …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIGGY BANK — also piggybank (~s) A ~ is a small container shaped like a pig, with a narrow hole in the top …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PIGGY BANK — Synonyms and related words : Fort Knox, bank, bursary, cash register, cashbox, chest, coffer, coin box, depository, exchequer, fisc, gold …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PIGGY BANK — {n.} A small bank, sometimes in the shape of a pig, for saving coins. * /John's father gave him a …
Slang English vocab
PIGGY BANK — копилка-свинка (детская копилка, обыкн. в виде свинки)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
PIGGY BANK — {n.} A small bank, sometimes in the shape of a pig, for saving coins. * /John's father gave him a …
Словарь английских идиом
PIGGY BANK — glass or porcelain pig used for saving coins The little girl was counting the money in her piggy bank.
English Idioms vocab
PIGGY BANK — glass or porcelain pig used for saving coins The little girl was counting the money in her piggy bank.
English Idioms vocabulary
PIGGY BANK — n. A small bank, sometimes in the shape of a pig, for saving coins. John's father gave him a piggy …
American Idioms English vocabulary
PIGGY BANK — копилка Syn : money-box, money box (разговорное) копилка (особ. в виде поросенка)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIGGY BANK — разг. копилка ( особ. в виде поросенка )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PIGGY BANK — копилка Syn:money-box, money box
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PIGGY BANK — разг. копилка ( особ. в виде поросенка )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PIGGY BANK — разг. копилка ( особ. в виде поросенка )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PIGGY BANK — копилка Syn: money-box , money box
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PIGGY BANK — копилка Syn: money-box, money box
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PIGGY BANK — _n. копилка
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PIGGY BANK — n. копилка
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PIGGY BANK — копилка
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
PIGGY BANK — копилка
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
PIGGY BANK — копилка-свинка (детская копилка, обыкн. в виде свинки)
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
PIGGY BANK — ( Досл.: «поросячий банк»). Копилка для монет, которые часто имеют форму свиньи. Например: When I was a child, I used …
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
PIGGY BANK — копилка Syn : money-box, money box (разговорное) копилка (особ. в виде поросенка)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIGGY — adjective (piggier; -est) Date: circa 1845 piggish
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BANK — I Institution that deals in money and its substitutes and provides other financial services. Banks accept deposits and make loans …
Английский словарь Британика
PIGGY — I. ˈpigē, -gi noun ( -es ) Etymology: pig (I) + -y, diminutive suffix : a little pig II. adjective …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BANK
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIGGY — — pigginess , n. /pig"ee/ , n. , pl. piggies , adj., piggier, piggiest . n. 1. a small or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BANK
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIGGY — adj. voracious, gluttonous; like a swine, hoggish
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PIGGY — n. young swine, piglet
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PIGGY — adjective ( pig·gi·er ; -est ) Date: circa 1845 : piggish
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BANK
Webster English vocab
PIGGY — ■ noun ( plural piggies ) a child's word for a pig or piglet. ■ adjective resembling or likened to …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BANK — an institution that deals in money and its substitutes and provides other financial services. Banks accept deposits and make loans …
Britannica English vocabulary
BANK — / bæŋk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun FOR MONEY 1. an organization that provides various financial services, for …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIGGY — I. pig ‧ gy 1 /ˈpɪɡi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural piggies ) [countable] 1 . a pig – used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PIGGY — Piggy BrE AmE a character in the book ↑ Lord of the Flies by William ↑ Golding , about a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BANK — I. bank 1 S1 W1 /bæŋk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1,3,7: Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PIGGY — n. & adj. --n. (also piggie) colloq. 1 a little pig. 2 a a child's word for a pig. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BANK — n. & v. --n. 1 a a financial establishment which uses money deposited by customers for investment, pays it out …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PIGGY — n. & adj. n. (also piggie) colloq. 1 a little pig. 2 a a child's word for a pig. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BANK — n. & v. n. 1 a a financial establishment which uses money deposited by customers for investment, pays it out …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PIGGY — n. & adj. --n. (also piggie) colloq. 1. a little pig. 2 a a child's word for a pig. b …
Oxford English vocab
BANK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a the sloping edge of land by a river. b the area of ground …
Oxford English vocab
BANK — I. FINANCE AND STORAGE /bæŋk/ ( banks, banking, banked) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIGGY — ( piggies) 1. A piggy is a child’s word for a pig or a piglet. N-COUNT 2. If someone has …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIGGY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE little ▪ As the little piggy said, when he built his house made …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BANK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bank debt (= one that you owe to a bank ) ▪ The …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PIGGY — [noun] [C] [informal]Piggy is a children's word for pig.Look at those lovely little piggies!Piggy/pig in the middle is a game …
Cambridge English vocab
BANK — n. Bank of Canada Bank of England Bank of the United States Bank War blood bank central bank commercial bank …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BANK
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PIGGY — adj. Piggy is used with these nouns: ↑ eye
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PIGGY — сущ. 1) поросенок, свинка piggy bank ≈ копилка в форме свиньи Syn : piglet, young pig 2) игра в чижи …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

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