saving

[ sey-ving ]

adjective

1. tending or serving to save; rescuing; preserving.
2. compensating; redeeming:

   a saving sense of humor.

   Synonyms: redemptory

3. thrifty; economical:

   a saving housekeeper.

4. 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. save.
3. savings, sums of money saved save by economy and laid away.
4. 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.

saving

/ ˈseɪvɪŋ /

adjective

1. tending to save or preserve
2. redeeming or compensating (esp in the phrase saving grace )
3. thrifty or economical
4. 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
3. reduction in cost or expenditure

   a saving of 100 dollars

4. anything saved
5. plural money saved for future use
6. law an exception or reservation

preposition

1. with the exception of

conjunction

1. except

Derived Forms

• ˈsavingly, adverb

Other Words From

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of saving¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; save ¹, -ing ², -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Some of the money to fund these efforts could even come from part of the health savings in national budgets.

From Salon

The savings will be retained in defence and all personnel will be redeployed or retrained, Healy said.

From BBC

Savers, however, may see the interest paid on their savings hold up better than would otherwise be the case.

From BBC

Even though they bought more flowers than they used for the wedding, Sarah said the savings were considerable.

From Los Angeles Times

Whatever the putative rationale, there are only two ways to extract even $10 billion in savings from Medicaid: Strip benefits from the program, or throw enrollees out.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• preserving