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Christmas club

American  

noun

  1. a savings account in a bank in which regular deposits are made, usually throughout one year, as to provide funds for Christmas shopping.

Etymology

Origin of Christmas club

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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Sainsbury's says it has seen a 48% increase in the number of people signed up for its Christmas club this year.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2022

She chose them weeks ago but is paying for them over several weeks as part of the craft shop's Christmas club.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2022

A bonus check usually does not have deductions such as a Christmas club or medical insurance taken out of them.

From Encyclopedia.com • Feb. 13, 2018

This time, the effort is a combination of Big Data research and an old-fashioned Christmas club.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2013

Farepak began in 1969 as a Christmas club in a south London butcher's, and provided hampers and vouchers in return for weekly or monthly cash payments through a network of 25,000 local agents.

From The Guardian • Apr. 25, 2010

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