thésauriser

French

Verb

thésauriser

  1. (money) To hoard
    • 1963, Nicolas Bouvier, L'Usage du Monde, 2005 ed., Payot & Rivages, →ISBN, p. 158
      Craignant de se trahir en investissant sur place, ils thésaurisaient, dirigeant l'excédant de leur revenu sur les banques étrangères, ou le jouaient, toutes portes closes, à des taux fabuleux.
      — Fearing betrayal if they invested it locally, they hoarded their money, sending their excess income to foreign banks, or playing behind closed doors for fantastic stakes. — 1992, Robyn Marsack (trans.), The Way of the World, 2011 ed., Eland, →ISBN

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