Synonyms: come up, scrape, scrape up, scratch
Definition: gather (money or other resources) together over time
Usage: She had scraped together enough money for college; they scratched a meager living
Similar words: hoard, roll up, pile up, amass, accumulate, collect, compile
Definition: get or gather together
Usage: I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife; She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis; She rolled up a small fortune