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sav·ing
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vɪŋ
/
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sey
-ving
]
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adjective
1.
tending or serving to
save
;
rescuing; preserving.
2.
compensating; redeeming:
a saving sense of humor.
3.
thrifty; economical:
a saving housekeeper.
4.
making a reservation:
a saving clause.
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noun
5.
a reduction or lessening of expenditure or outlay:
a saving of 10 percent.
6.
something that is
saved
.
7.
savings,
sums of money
saved
by economy and laid away.
8.
Law
.
a reservation or exception.
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a person who brings suit in a court against a defendant
a person participating directly in or having a derivative interest in a legal transaction
the crime of obtaining money or some other thing of value by the abuse of one's office or authority
an allegation made by a party to a legal suit, in support of his or her claim or defense; a defendant's answer to a legal declaration or charge
the power of the state to take private property for public use with payment of compensation to the owner
to secure property or title to a person by formal or legal process; to terminate legal proceedings by mutual consent of the parties
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preposition
9.
except:
Nothing remains saving these ruins.
10.
with all due respect to or for:
saving your presence.
conjunction
11.
except;
save
.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English;
see
save
1
,
-ing
2
,
-ing
1
Related forms
sav·ing·ly,
adverb
non·sav·ing,
adjective
un·sav·ing,
adjective
un·sav·ing·ly,
adverb
Synonyms
2.
restoring, redemptory, qualifying.
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save
1
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seɪv
/
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seyv
]
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verb,
saved,
sav·ing,
noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss:
to save someone from drowning.
2.
to keep safe, intact, or unhurt; safeguard; preserve:
God save the king.
3.
to keep from being lost:
to save the game.
4.
to avoid the spending, consumption, or waste of:
to save fuel.
5.
to keep, as for
reuse
:
to save leftovers for tomorrow's dinner.
EXPAND
6.
to
set
aside, reserve, or lay by:
to save money.
7.
to treat carefully in order to reduce wear, fatigue, etc.:
to save one's eyes by reading under proper light.
8.
to prevent the occurrence, use, or necessity of; obviate:
to come early in order to save waiting.
9.
Theology
.
to deliver from the power and consequences of sin.
10.
Computers
.
to copy (a file) from RAM onto a disk or other storage medium.
11.
Sports
.
to stop (a ball or puck) from entering one's
goal
.
COLLAPSE
verb (used without object)
12.
to lay up money as the result of economy or thrift.
13.
to be economical in expenditure.
14.
to preserve something from harm, injury, loss, etc.
15.
to admit of being kept without spoiling, as food.
noun
16.
an act or instance of
saving,
especially in sports.
17.
Baseball
.
a statistical credit given a relief pitcher for preserving a team's victory by holding its lead in a game.
Origin:
1175–1225;
Middle English
sa
(
u
)
ven
<
Old French
sauver
<
Late Latin
salvāre
to save;
see
safe
Related forms
sav·a·ble,
save·a·ble,
adjective
sav·a·ble·ness,
save·a·ble·ness,
noun
sav·er,
noun
un·sav·a·ble,
adjective
un·save·a·ble,
adjective
EXPAND
un·saved,
adjective
COLLAPSE
Synonyms
1.
salvage.
6.
store up, husband.
12.
economize, hoard.
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World English Dictionary
saving
(ˈseɪvɪŋ)
—
adj
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
—
n
5.
preservation or redemption, esp from loss or danger
6.
economy or avoidance of waste
7.
reduction in cost or expenditure:
a saving of 100 dollars
8.
anything saved
9.
(
plural
) money saved for future use
10.
law
an exception or reservation
—
prep
11.
with the exception of
—
conj
12.
except
'savingly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
save
c.1300, from safe (q.v.), paralleling evolution in O.Fr. sauf "safe," prepositional use of the adj., in phrases such as saulve l'honneur "save (our) honor."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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