I put the coin in my piggy bank.

Meaning: This sentence means that someone placed a round, metallic money into a container shaped like a pig where people save money.

Choice of Words: Put means to place something in a particular position. Coin is round, metallic money. Piggy bank is a container shaped like a pig where people, especially children, save money.

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I deposited the coin into my piggy bank.

Meaning: This means you took a coin and formally placed it inside a piggy bank, which is a container for saving money. It's like saying, I put the coin inside the piggy bank in a formal way.

Choice of Words: Deposit is a more formal word for putting money into an account or container. Into means to move something inside of something else. Piggy bank is a container, often shaped like a pig, used to store money. When you put them together, "I deposited the coin into my piggy bank" means you formally placed a coin inside the piggy bank.

I stashed the coin in my piggy bank.

Meaning: This means you took a coin and hid or stored it inside a piggy bank, which is a container for saving money. It's like saying, I put the coin inside the piggy bank in a hidden or stored way.

Choice of Words: Stash is an informal word for hiding or storing something away. In means to put something inside something else. Piggy bank is a container, often shaped like a pig, used to store money. When you put them together, "I stashed the coin in my piggy bank" means you hid or stored a coin inside the piggy bank.

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