dis|save

dis|save
dis|save «dihs SAYV», intransitive verb, -saved, -sav|ing.
to use up one's savings; spend more than one earns: »

Rising prices are, it would seem, causing people to dissave—and pour the money into goods—for fear of further depreciation in the value of their savings (Malcolm Crawford).

dis|sav´er, noun.

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