ahorrar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to save (to store for future use)
2. (transitive) to save (to conserve or prevent the wasting of)
3. to avoid
4. to spare

Concepts

save

spare

economize

save up

husband

lay aside

conserve

keep

preserve

put aside

avoid

hang

free

lay away

put away

save money

guard

store

skip

give a miss

bank

economise

accumulate

amass

lay up

put by

store up

hold

Hyphenated as

a‧ho‧rrar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aoˈraɾ/

Etymology

From horro (“free”), from Arabic حُرّ (ḥurr, “free, noble, virtuous”). Compare to Catalan aforrar.