save up

Idioms  

1. Accumulate something for a particular purpose, as in Jan had been saving up her allowance for a new bicycle. [First half of 1800s]

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Example Sentences

His uncle said Shrestha had been saving up to rebuild his parents' home after it had been damaged in an earthquake in 2015 that killed hundreds.

From BBC

The company said the new plans allow patients to save up to $600 a year on the pill and up to $1,200 a year on the injection.

From The Wall Street Journal

Connor is now saving up to travel to Poland or Romania where he says the longer-term treatment he needs costs a third of the amount it would in Sheffield.

From BBC

Alanah said she saved up £2,800 to buy the car in May and had not had any mechanical problems with it.

From BBC

I dreaded what she was saving up for me.

From Literature