piggy bank

noun

: a coin bank often in the shape of a pig

Examples of piggy bank in a Sentence

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Highly resistant to rot, insects, and fire, old redwoods provide an extremely durable carbon piggy bank storing up to 1,300 tons per acre. John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025 Composite image created by Newsweek shows two older people looking worried and a piggy bank with a sad face on its side. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025 Butters goes back to the Asian pop-up with his full piggy bank of $88, but now the Labubu mystery box costs $120. Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 3 Sep. 2025 Second, lawmakers can borrow money from the state’s piggy bank. Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for piggy bank

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of piggy bank was in 1917

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“Piggy bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piggy%20bank. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

piggy bank

noun
: a bank for coins often shaped like a pig
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