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Savings vs Investments - What's the difference?

savings | investments |

As nouns the difference between savings and investments

is that savings is while investments is .

savings

English

Noun

(-)
  • That which has been saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future.
    • The collapse of Enron wiped out the life savings of many people, leaving them poor in their retirement.
  • English plurals

    • Derived terms

    * life savings

    Antonyms

    * (that which has been saved) dissavings

    investments

    English

    Noun

    (head)