piggy bank

noun

: a coin bank often in the shape of a pig

Examples of piggy bank in a Sentence

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Saving Birthday Money In My Piggy Bank My first memory of money was saving birthday dollars in a piggy bank. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025 The fundraising campaign attracted donations ranging from children’s piggy bank change to $20,000 from Charles Keating. Douglas C. Towne, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025 The penny is not the first coin to go to the great piggy bank in the sky. Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025 Barack Obama was elected to rescue the economy after the panic of 2008 and spent his presidential piggy bank on a push for universal health insurance that came up short. Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 2 May 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 21 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

piggy bank

noun
: a bank for coins often shaped like a pig
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