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dip into sth

(MONEY) phrasal verb with dip
 
 
/dɪp/ verb (-pp-)

Definition

to spend part of a supply of money that you have been keeping or saving: I've had to dip into my savings to pay for the repairs.Withdrawing money
(Definition of dip into sth (MONEY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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