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 issue at the moment is the expiration of an emergency trust fund that DeSantis has used like a piggy bank to detain so many people. Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026 The issue at the moment is the expiration of an emergency trust fund that DeSantis has used like a piggy bank to detain so many people. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026 Putin's decades-long rule in Russia has included allegedly orchestrating dozens of murders of dissidents like Alexei Navalny, using the country as his personal piggy bank and kidnapping thousands of Ukrainian children. Josh Meyer, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026 Berkshire’s piggy bank, however, has enough to buy Home Depot outright, with a few billion to spare. The Week Us, TheWeek, 15 Jan. 2026 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 23 Feb. 2026.

Kids Definition

piggy bank

noun
: a bank for coins often shaped like a pig
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