savings

貯金、貯蓄

使わずにためておいたお金。銀行に預けていることも多い。

やさしい英語で： Money you have kept rather than spent, often in a bank.

• My savings are in the bank.
• They used their savings to buy a house.
• Have you put any savings aside for emergencies?

類義語： nest egg

よく使う表現： savings account, life savings, spend your savings

節約、削減

使わずに済んだお金や時間、その他の資源の量。

やさしい英語で： Amounts of money, time, or other resources that you avoid spending or using.

• The new lights bring energy savings.
• We made large savings by buying in bulk.
• These changes could produce further savings next year.

類義語： reductions, economies

よく使う表現： cost savings, energy savings, make savings