save some coins

Meaning

To keep small metal money instead of spending it, often putting it in a jar or piggy bank. This phrase is used to describe saving small amounts of money over time. It has a practical and sometimes nostalgic tone.

Examples

• I always save some coins from my change and put them in a glass jar.

  I always save some coins from my change and put them in a glass jar.

• If you save some coins every day, you will have enough for a coffee soon.

  If you save some coins every day, you will have enough for a coffee soon.

• The little boy wants to save some coins to buy a new toy car.

  The little boy wants to save some coins to buy a new toy car.

• Don't throw away your loose change; you should save some coins for parking meters.

  Don't throw away your loose change; you should save some coins for parking meters.

• She managed to save some coins in her piggy bank over the last year.

  She managed to save some coins in her piggy bank over the last year.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I save some economical coins for later.

  ✓ I save some coins for later.

  Do not add the adjective 'economical' to describe physical coins you are keeping. The phrase 'save some coins' already implies saving money.

• ✗ He saves some coin in his pocket.

  ✓ He saves some coins in his pocket.

  'Coin' is a countable noun. When referring to an indefinite small amount of physical change, use the plural form 'coins' after 'some'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• I keep a jar on my desk to ___ from my shopping trips.

  💡 Keep small metal money.

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  save some coins

• You can ___ if you stop leaving your spare change in the car.

  💡 Collect small pieces of physical currency.

  Show answer

  save some coins