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Definition of Dissave
1. to use savings for current expenses [v -SAVED, -SAVING, -SAVES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dissave
Literary usage of Dissave
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Historical, Political, and Statistical Account of Ceylon and Its Dependencies by Charles Pridham (1849)
"At length the dissave consented, and the captain sent two of his men, ... The men
remaining, and the ship not coming up, the dissave angrily demanded the ..."
2. Ceylon: A General Description of the Island and Its Inhabitants, with an by Henry Marshall (1846)
"... and their hostile appearance, the dissave's people fled, and left their helpless
chief on the road, where the governor and his party found him. ..."
3. Report on the Dutch Records in the Government Archives at Colombo: With by Richard Gerald Anthonisz, Ceylon Government Archivist (1907)
"“Before the dissave ... was found to be without foundation, the said dissave ...
whereby he (the dissave) conveyed to them the afore-named garden ..."
4. An Account of the Interior of Ceylon, and of Its Inhabitants: With Travels by John Davy (1821)
"At this pass a few resolute men might have made a successful stand against an
invading army. On the road Mr. Wright was joined by the dissave of the ..."
5. Population Policy and Individual Choice: A Theoretical Investigation by Marc Nerlove, Assaf Razin, Efraim Sadka (1987)
"Total savings equal total dissavings: the total supply of funds of those who save
is equal to the total demand for funds of those who dissave. ..."
6. Gilbert of the Haye's Prose Manuscript (A.D.1456) by Ramon Llull (1901)
"... dissave 30 thame, to geve thame the sonne in thair face, or the wynd, and the
pouder in thair face, or to geve thame the werr felde, ..."
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