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saving

[sey-ving] Origin

sav·ing

[sey-ving]
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.
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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Saving is always a great word to know.
So is privy. Does it mean:
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
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 save1, -ing2, -ing1

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


2. restoring, redemptory, qualifying.

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save

1[seyv] 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

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


1. salvage. 6. store up, husband. 12. economize, hoard.

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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

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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."
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