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PIGGY BANK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does piggy bank mean?
• PIGGY BANK (noun)
The noun PIGGY BANK has 1 sense:
1. a child's coin bank (often shaped like a pig)
Familiarity information: PIGGY BANK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A child's coin bank (often shaped like a pig)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
penny bank; piggy bank
Hypernyms ("piggy bank" is a kind of...):
bank; coin bank; money box; savings bank (a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home)
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