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LAY ASIDE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Accumulate money for future use

Example:

He saves half his salary

Synonyms:

lay aside; save; save up

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lay aside"):

cache; hive up; hoard; lay away; squirrel away; stash (save up as for future use)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They lay aside the money

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