单词 | savings scheme |
释义 | > as lemmassavings scheme savings scheme n. a scheme by which personal savings may be deposited at a bank or other financial institution, esp. by setting aside a portion of one's income on a regular basis. ΚΠ 1880 Pall Mall Gaz. 7 Sept. The postage stamp savings scheme... For the encouragement of small deposits in post office savings banks, by allowing twelve postage stamps, affixed to a form.., to be received as a deposit of a shilling. 1917 A. W. Atwood How to get Ahead iii. 40 Many persons are so constituted that they need a savings scheme with regular machinery that forces them to put something by. 1958 K.-N. Chang Inflationary Spiral xi. 255 In the early war years the [Chinese] government, aware of the necessity of increasing deposits and of keeping the increase in new money as low as possible, launched a number of savings schemes. 2012 Independent (Nexis) 23 June 56 An important thing to remember about a pension is that it is just a savings scheme, but for a specific purpose. < as lemmas |
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