dip into savings

dip into one's savings

Fig. to take out part of the money one has been saving. (See also dip in(to something).) I had to dip into my savings in order to pay for my vacation. I went to the bank and dipped into savings. There wasn't much left.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Faraji	-	Eastern African, Swahili
Augustinus	-	Ancient Roman
Lutfi	-	Arabic, Indonesian
KĘStutis	-	Lithuanian
Brita	BRIT-ah (Swedish), BREE-tah (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Britney	BRIT-nee	English (Modern)