save for

save for (someone or something)

1. To put money aside for some particular purpose or purchase in the future. We need to start saving for a new car. I've always made a point of saving for unforeseen emergencies.
2. To put something aside or keep something in reserve for someone or for a future use. A noun or pronoun is used between "save" and "for." I know you wanted to be here on Thanksgiving, so I saved some turkey and pumpkin pie for you. The coach seems to be saving his best players for the second half of the game.
3. With the exception of something. Save for one breakout success no one saw coming, the director's films have all been commercial failures. My entire department is just a bunch of idiots! Well, save for Janet—she's all right.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

save something for someone or something

to reserve something for someone or something. Please save some cake for me. I am saving this cake for tomorrow.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • save for (someone or something)
  • save toward
  • save toward (something)
  • save oneself
  • saving
  • would that
  • by default
  • default
  • throw good money after bad
  • throw good money after bad, to
References in periodicals archive
Women who are also interested in buying homes, she says, should set aside 10% to 20% of their income each month to save for a down payment.
Single & free: lay the foundation for your financial future while you are relatively free of obligations
"I save for particular things," says Campbell, who is now saving tuition for his college-bound daughter.
Not just for a rainy day: getting African Americans to start saving one dollar at a time. (Buying Power)
If not, you should find ways to save for a down payment.
Not knowing how much you have, where you are spending, and how much you need to save for the future (failing to plan for retirement)
tightening your belt: ten simple money-savings tips for the new year. (Consumer Empowerment)
"You can't save for a kid's college education in the last two years of high school.
Our accompanying chart shows how much parents should save for newborns through age 15 on a monthly basis.
Taking the sting out of saving for college