Money-guard

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person who guards money for someone else, often to prevent it from being spent on unscheduled needs.

    "Hamid himself also used a money-guard, storing $8 with his employer while waiting for an opportunity to send it down to the family home."

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"Hamid himself also used a money-guard, storing $8 with his employer while waiting for an opportunity to send it down to the family home."

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