Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

life savings

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables: life sav-ings
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large sum of money one has saved over a considerable number of years.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see life, savings.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"She spent her life savings on a new car."

Usage

Questions

What does life savings mean?: A large sum of money one has saved over a considerable number of years.

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