saving
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saving
- /ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/ Canada, UK, US
- /ˈsæɪ.vɪŋ/ Australia
Rhymes with -eɪvɪŋ
noun savings
- A reduction in cost or expenditure. The shift of the supplier gave us a saving of 10 percent.
- Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future. I invested all my savings in gold.
- The action of the verb to save.
- Exception; reservation. saving and transitional provisions
verb
- present participle and gerund of save
adjective more saving · most saving
- That saves someone from damnation; redemptive.
- Preserving; rescuing. He is the saving strength of his anointed.
- Thrifty; frugal. Hutchins has been a saving man all his life, and he has received good wages. Among his class he is regarded as wealthy. I daresay that he has five hundred pounds in the bank.
- Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful. a saving bargain
- Making reservation or exception. a saving clause
- Relating to making a saving. labour-saving
preposition
-
Synonym of save (“except for”)
And in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
Similar: save
- Without disrespect to. I should be ruled by the fiend, who, saving your reverence, is the devil himself.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: preserving, preservation, rescue, deliverance, redeeming, redemptive, delivery, good, thrifty, economy, life-saving, conservation, conserving, lifesaving, rescuing, retaining
Translations
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noun reduction in cost
| Español | ahorro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 절약 jeoryak |
| 日本語 | 節約 setsuyaku |
| 中文 | 節約 /节约 jiéyuē |
| Français | économie |
| Română | economie |
| Русский | эконо́мия ekonómija |
| العربية | خَصْم ḵaṣm, حَسْم ḥasm |
noun something that is saved
| Español | ahorros, economías, burrucha, hucha |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 저축 jeochuk, 저금 jeogeum |
| 日本語 | 貯蓄 chochiku, 貯金 chokin |
| 中文 | 儲蓄 /储蓄 chǔxù |
| हिन्दी | बचत bacat |
| Kiswahili | akiba |
| Português | poupança, economias |
| Français | économie, épargne |
| Deutsch | Ersparnisse |
| Ελληνικά | αποταμιεύσεις apotamiéfseis |
| Română | economii |
| Русский | сбереже́ния sberežénija, накопле́ния nakoplénija |
| العربية | مُدَخَرَات mudaḵarāt |
noun action of saving
| Español | guardamiento |
|---|---|
| Română | economisire |
| Русский | эконо́мия ekonómija, бережли́вость berežlívostʹ |
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title = {saving},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-05}
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