piggy bank
Americannoun
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a small bank, having the shape of a pig, provided with a slot at the top to receive small coins.
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any small bank in which coins are kept.
noun
Etymology
Origin of piggy bank
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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They include a teenage boy with a piggy bank full of videogame winnings, a young woman in need of a heart transplant, a cash-poor film producer and a mute priest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
So, of course, it’s not just that he’s arrogating the piggy bank to himself.
From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025
That isn’t enough to sway the gladiatorial majority, which is mostly made up of men grinning at the fattening piggy bank suspended above them.
From Salon • Jun. 27, 2025
"Retail is being raided like a piggy bank and it's unacceptable."
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025
At last count my Einstein piggy bank held $660.26.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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