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Used with Adjectives:
"
The company's savings were huge."
(huge, great, major, big, small, minor)
"
The potential savings are substantial."
(potential, estimated, projected, expected, possible)
"
We will have to use part of our retirement savings."
(retirement, life, personal, private, total)
Used with verbs:
"
I don't have any savings."
(have)
"
It is time to invest our savings."
(invest, spend, use, tap into, borrow from, clean out, take out, withdraw)
"
The couple lost their savings in the stock market."
(lost, doubled, tripled)
"
The redesign can offer savings in gas costs."
(offer, deliver, produce)
"
How can we make additional savings?"
(make, achieve, increase, find)
"
The major savings come from reduced costs."
(come from, result from)
Used with prepositions:
"
We have special savings for our active members."
(for)
"
There were big savings from reducing labor costs."
(from)
"
Our company made major savings in labor costs."
(in, on)
"
We had an annual savings of 10%."
(of)
Used with nouns:
"
Do you have a savings account?"
(account, plan)
