piggy bank

noun

: a coin bank often in the shape of a pig

Examples of piggy bank in a Sentence

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And hey, if Mom’s lucky, maybe another caregiver will help pad the piggy bank so the kids can spring for a little bit more. Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 25 Apr. 2025 Their statement didn’t say, though, whether the fiscally moderate-to-conservative governor and his fellow Democrats in legislative leadership see eye-to-eye on which piggy banks are OK to shatter, and which can’t be touched. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025 Source: University reports The endowment is not a piggy bank University endowments, though occasionally staggering in size, are not slush funds. Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025 But cracking this piggy bank first would leave the larger, $4.1 billion rainy day fund available for later this summer or fall, when potentially more damage could occur. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for piggy bank

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of piggy bank was in 1917

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“Piggy bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piggy%20bank. Accessed 9 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

piggy bank

noun
: a bank for coins often shaped like a pig
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