dissave
verb[IorT]
ECONOMICS,FINANCEuk/dɪsˈseɪv/ustospendmoneythat has beensaved:
Theretiredelderlyare onegroupthattendsto dissave.
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dissave
Some people have spent a lot of time trying to show that the life-cycle model is wrong because people don'tdissavein old age.
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They would thendissaveand borrow against their social security benefits.
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Theydissaveand wish to borrow against their social security benefits.
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Fundamentally, the traditional theory of saving reduced to: the proportion of income saved rises with income, so rich people (and countries) save; poor peopledissave.
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It is often suggested that aging is harmful for economic growth and the environment since the old peopledissaveand decrease investment in capital and the environment.
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On the whole, people spend what they earn, borrow ordissave.
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That is not saving for future pension liabilities—it is dissaving—and there is no question but that it would have horrific economic consequences.
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This table brings together all the available information about saving and dissaving by the personal sector.
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People can spend only what they earn, borrow ordissave.
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It is perfectly possible to insulate domestic demand in terms of earnings, borrowing or dissaving from a short-term inflow of foreign funds.
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It was found out that the elderly do notdissaveas quickly as has been said in the model.
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