The amount of current income that is not spent on consumption.
Distinct from investments, which are considered expenditures for the production of goods for future consumption, savings usually takes the form of bank time deposits. The savings rate depends on many factors, such as interest rates, inflation rates, unemployment rates, and expectations for future earnings.
A fund of money put by as a reserve; SYN. nest egg.
Ušteđevina, prišteda.