save up

Idioms  

1. Accumulate something for a particular purpose, as in Jan had been saving up her allowance for a new bicycle. [First half of 1800s]

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Example Sentences

Stephen Parker, the executive director of the National Independent Venue Association, said that if speculative tickets are banned in California, venues could save up to $50,000 in staffing expenses.

From Los Angeles Times

“We can visit as often as you want. Maybe once I get my degree and save up some money, we can move back here. But I don’t know how else to make it work.”

From Literature

In Iguowan, a village of about 300 people, members are saving up for a new cassava grinding machine so they can more easily make -- and sell -- flour.

From Barron's

Unable to sell, the couple had to rent for several years to save up to buy a house big enough for their family.

From BBC

“How much money, right now, do you have saved up to buy a snowmobile?”

From Literature