noun
- the act of spending more money than one earns, typically by using savings or borrowing
Usage: economics
Examples
- The recession led to widespread dissaving as families dipped into their emergency funds.
- High inflation rates often result in dissaving among fixed-income households.
- The government’s dissaving contributed to the growing national debt.
- During retirement, dissaving is expected as people use their accumulated wealth.
- The economic crisis forced many businesses into dissaving to stay afloat.
- Consumer dissaving reached record levels during the pandemic.