# In older documents also tirelire (savings box, money-box; rainy day fund)

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## Definition

Small locked containers lent by banks and especially by savings banks to private households in former times (hence also: home safe), which were provided with a slot for inserting mainly coins and often also with a lock to prevent the money from being tipped out. The savings box could be emptied only in the issuing institution and was usually credited in the passbook. - Figuratively, savings especially for times of need (nest egg); a hoard. - See money jeans, cash box, savings deposits, piggy bank, savings interest. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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