dis|sav|ing

dis|sav|ing
dis|sav|ing «dihs SAY vihng», noun.
the using up of one's savings; a spending more than one earns: »

The period immediately before Christmas has traditionally been one of dissaving (Sunday Times).


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  • dis|sav´er — 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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis-saving — dis sav‧ing [ˈdɪsˌseɪvɪŋ] noun [uncountable] ECONOMICS when people spend the money they have saved: • About 40% of net personal income in these three regions was financed out of net dis saving …   Financial and business terms

  • 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… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

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  • saving — sav‧ing [ˈseɪvɪŋ] noun 1. [uncountable] FINANCE the act of keeping money to use later rather than spending it: • We want to encourage saving and investment. 2. [countable usually singular] FINANCE an amount of something that you have not used or… …   Financial and business terms

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • Creole guadeloupeen — Créole guadeloupéen Créole guadeloupéen Parlée en Guadeloupe (département français d outre mer) Région Guadeloupe Nombre de locuteurs 850 000, dont 350 000 à la Guadeloupe (2006) Classification par famille créoles créoles à base… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Créole Guadeloupéen — Parlée en Guadeloupe (département français d outre mer) Région Guadeloupe Nombre de locuteurs 850 000, dont 350 000 à la Guadeloupe (2006) Classification par famille créoles créoles à base lexicale française  …   Wikipédia en Français

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