Saving

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Rescue from harm, danger, or loss.
  • n. Avoidance of excess expenditure; economy.
  • n. A reduction in expenditure or cost.
  • n. Something saved.
  • n. Money saved: a bank account for savings.
  • n. Usage Problem An amount of money saved: a rebate that yielded a savings of $50.
  • n. Law An exception or reservation.
  • preposition. With the exception of.
  • conjunction. Except; save.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A reduction in cost or expenditure.
  • n. Something (usually money) that is saved.
  • n. The action of the verb to save.
  • n. exception; reservation
  • v. Present participle of save.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Preserving; rescuing.
  • adj. Avoiding unnecessary expense or waste; frugal; not lavish or wasteful; economical.
  • adj. Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful.
  • adj. Making reservation or exception.
  • With the exception of; except; excepting; also, without disrespect to.
  • n. Something kept from being expended or lost; that which is saved or laid up.
  • n. Exception; reservation.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Economy in expenditure or outlay, or in the use of materials, money, etc.; avoidance or prevention of waste or loss in any operation, especially in expending one's earnings.
  • n. A reduction or lessening of expenditure or outlay; an advantage resulting from the avoiding of waste or loss: as, a saving of ten per cent.
  • n. plural Sums saved from time to time by the exercise of care and economy; money saved from waste or loss and laid by or hoarded up.
  • n. Exception; reservation.
  • Preserving from evil or destruction; redeeming.
  • Accustomed to save; avoiding unnecessary expenditure or outlay; frugal; economical: as, a saving housekeeper.
  • Bringing in returns or receipts the principal or sum invested or expended; incurring no loss, though not profitable: as, the vessel has made a saving run.
  • Implying or containing a condition or reservation: as, a saving clause. See clause.
  • Excepting; save; unless.
  • Regarding; having respect for; with apology to. See reverence.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
  • adj. bringing about salvation or redemption from sin
  • n. an act of economizing; reduction in cost
  • n. recovery or preservation from loss or danger
  • adj. characterized by thriftiness
  • Equivalent
    good    thrifty   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    preserving    rescuing    frugal    economical    except    excepting    exception    reservation    protection    preservation   
    Verb Stem
    save   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Staving    behaving    braving    caving    craving    engraving    misbehaving    paving    raving    shaving   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    income    investment    cash    expenditure    debt    contribution    spend    budget    dividend    pension