piggy bank

noun

: a coin bank often in the shape of a pig

Examples of piggy bank in a Sentence

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The probe comes amid multiple lawsuits alleging Alan Stalcup, through his GVA Property Management and other companies, uses his portfolio of apartment buildings as a personal piggy bank to finance a high-flying lifestyle. Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026 Estimates say there are more than 300 billion pennies already tucked away in piggy banks, cupholders, coin purses, couches, and anywhere else a copper Lincoln can hide. Addy Bink, The Hill, 30 Dec. 2025 For more than 230 years, the penny has circulated through American piggy banks and cash registers. Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025 From paving sidewalks to building libraries, the award of cable TV franchises turned into municipal piggy banks. Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 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 11 Jan. 2026.

Kids Definition

piggy bank

noun
: a bank for coins often shaped like a pig
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