a penny saved is a penny earned
Meanings
proverb
- A maxim for thrift stating that money not spent may be spent later, or may earn interest in the meantime.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
First use appears c. 1804. See cite below. Commonly misattributed to Benjamin Franklin, who actually wrote "a penny saved is two pence clear."
Synonyms
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.