Overview of noun saving

The noun saving has 3 senses

• economy, saving -- (an act of economizing; reduction in cost; "it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents")


• rescue, deliverance, delivery, saving -- (recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives")


• preservation, saving -- (the activity of protecting something from loss or danger)

Overview of verb save

The verb save has 11 senses

• salvage, salve, relieve, save -- (save from ruin, destruction, or harm)


• save, preserve -- (to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer")


• save, carry through, pull through, bring through -- (bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack")


• save -- (spend less; buy at a reduced price)


• save, lay aside, save up -- (accumulate money for future use; "He saves half his salary")


• save, make unnecessary -- (make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time")


• deliver, redeem, save -- (save from sins)


• spare, save -- (refrain from harming)


• save, economize, economise -- (spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now")


• keep open, hold open, keep, save -- (retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger")


• write, save -- (record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk")

Overview of adj saving

The adj saving has 2 senses

• redemptive, redeeming, saving -- (bringing about salvation or redemption from sin; "saving faith"; "redemptive (or redeeming) love")


• saving -- (characterized by thriftiness; "wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution"- Ellen Glasgow)