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dissaving

dissaving is the present participle and gerund of dissave.

Meaning of dissave

Verb

dissave (third-person singular simple present dissaves, present participle dissaving, simple past and past participle dissaved)

  1. To spend more than one earns.
    • The ith consumer's choice set is depicted in Figure 3.3 as a single point. It is not possible for the consumer to exploit gains from trade between dates (by saving/dissaving) within the constraints imposed by the spot market economy.1997, Jürgen Eichberger, Ian R. Harper, Financial Economics, Oxford University Press, page 94

Questions about dissaving

What is dissaving the present participle and gerund of?
Dissaving is the present participle and gerund of dissave.

Words near dissaving in the dictionary

  1. dissave
  2. dissaved
  3. dissaver
  4. dissavers
  5. dissaves
  6. dissaving
  7. dissavings
  8. dissceptre
  9. dissceptred
  10. dissceptres
  11. dissceptring

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