saving
Americanadjective
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tending or serving to save; rescuing; preserving.
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compensating; redeeming.
a saving sense of humor.
- Synonyms:
- redemptory
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thrifty; economical.
a saving housekeeper.
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making a reservation.
a saving clause.
noun
preposition
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except.
Nothing remains saving these ruins.
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with all due respect to or for.
saving your presence.
conjunction
adjective
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tending to save or preserve
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redeeming or compensating (esp in the phrase saving grace )
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thrifty or economical
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law denoting or relating to an exception or reservation
a saving clause in an agreement
noun
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preservation or redemption, esp from loss or danger
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economy or avoidance of waste
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reduction in cost or expenditure
a saving of 100 dollars
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anything saved
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(plural) money saved for future use
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law an exception or reservation
preposition
conjunction
Other Word Forms
- nonsaving adjective
- savingly adverb
- unsaving adjective
- unsavingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of saving
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; save 1, -ing 2, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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But because he has no mortgage payment, Greenside is still saving money compared with paying rent for a smaller apartment in the city, he said.
There were things Adhikari added that Sane didn’t have, including access to the bank accounts she had set up for their kids, her disability insurance information and a health savings account from a prior employer.
Relocation agencies say their new clients include Midwestern small-business owners—architects, financial advisers and engineers—saving on healthcare costs by living seven time zones east of their clients.
"Everyone was aware of the possibility of war, so they have been saving fuel and storing enough food. They are planning to move to rural areas," he said.
From Barron's
And until it does, those time savings may not show up in revenue or margins.
From MarketWatch
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