saving

[ sey-ving ]
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adjective
  1. tending or serving to save; rescuing; preserving.

  2. compensating; redeeming: a saving sense of humor.

  1. thrifty; economical: a saving housekeeper.

  2. making a reservation: a saving clause.

noun
  1. a reduction or lessening of expenditure or outlay: a saving of 10 percent.

  2. something that is saved.

  1. savings, sums of money saved by economy and laid away.

  2. Law. a reservation or exception.

preposition
  1. except: Nothing remains saving these ruins.

  2. with all due respect to or for: saving your presence.

conjunction
  1. except; save.

Origin of saving

1
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at save1, -ing2, -ing1

Other words for saving

Other words from saving

  • sav·ing·ly, adverb
  • non·sav·ing, adjective
  • un·sav·ing, adjective
  • un·sav·ing·ly, adverb

Words Nearby saving

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How to use saving in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for saving

saving

/ (ˈseɪvɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. tending to save or preserve

  2. redeeming or compensating (esp in the phrase saving grace)

  1. thrifty or economical

  2. law denoting or relating to an exception or reservation: a saving clause in an agreement

noun
  1. preservation or redemption, esp from loss or danger

  2. economy or avoidance of waste

  1. reduction in cost or expenditure: a saving of 100 dollars

  2. anything saved

  3. (plural) money saved for future use

  4. law an exception or reservation

preposition
  1. with the exception of

conjunction
  1. except

Derived forms of saving

  • savingly, adverb

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