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▪ I. disˈsave, v. Also dis-save. [dis- 6.] intr. to spend more than one's income, by drawing on savings or realising capital. So disˈsaving vbl. n.; disˈsaver, one who dissaves.
1936J. M. Keynes Gen. Theory Employment vii. 82 No one can acquire an asset..unless..someone else parts with an asset of that value..someone else must be dis-saving an equal sum. 1946Economist 13 Apr. 602/2 Nothing has been allowed for dis-saving, which must loom ever larger as increasing supplies of goods create opportunities for spending. 1950Daily Tel. 6 Jan., A Federal Reserve report refers to people who spend more than they earn as ‘dissavers’. 1952Times 1 Dec. 7/2 The dissaving which estate duties do for them when they die. 1954Newlyn & Rowan Money & Banking ix. 191 African holders of temporarily idle balances would tend to dissave in an effort to maintain their standards of consumption. 1971Daily Tel. 23 July 17 In addition to..the encouragement to buy on credit there is a possibility of a substantial dis-saving. ▪ II. dissave, -awe, -ayf, -ayte etc., obs. ff. deceive, deceit, etc. |