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1. (adj.) saving
tending or serving to save; rescuing; preserving.
2. saving
compensating; redeeming.
3. saving
thrifty; economical.
4. saving
making a reservation:
a saving clause.
5. (n.) saving
a reduction or lessening of expenditure or outlay.
6. saving
something that is saved.
7. saving
savings, sums of money saved by economy and laid away.
8. (prep.) saving
except.
9. saving
with all due respect to or for.
10. (conj.) saving
except; save.
Etymology: (1250–1300)
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| Definition of 'saving' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) economy, saving
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
"it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents"
2. (noun) rescue, deliverance, delivery, saving
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
"work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"
3. (adj) preservation, saving
the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
4. (adj) redemptive, redeeming(a), saving(a)
bringing about salvation or redemption from sin
"saving faith"; "redemptive (or redeeming) love"
5. (adj) saving
characterized by thriftiness
"wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution"- Ellen Glasgow
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) saving
preserving; rescuing
2. (adj) saving
avoiding unnecessary expense or waste; frugal; not lavish or wasteful; economical; as, a saving cook
3. (adj) saving
bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful; as, a saving bargain; the ship has made a saving voyage
4. (adj) saving
making reservation or exception; as, a saving clause
5. (noun) saving
something kept from being expended or lost; that which is saved or laid up; as, the savings of years of economy
6. (noun) saving
exception; reservation
7. saving
of Save
8. saving
with the exception of; except; excepting; also, without disrespect to
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Sense: a way of saving money etc or the amount saved in this way
It's a great saving to be able to make one's own clothes.
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 Afrikaans: besparing |
 Arabic: إدِّخار، تَوْفير |
 Bulgarian: спестяване |
 Brazilian: poupança |
 Czech: úspora |
 German: die Ersparnis |
 Danish: besparelse |
 Greek: οικονομία, εξοικονόμηση π |
 Spanish: ahorro |
 Estonian: kokkuhoid |
 Farsi: پس انداز |
 Finnish: säästö |
 French: économie |
 Hebrew: חִיסָכוֹן |
 Hindi: रक्षक, कम खर्च |
 Croatian: štednja |
 Hungarian: megtakarítás |
 Indonesian: penghematan |
 Icelandic: sparnaður |
 Italian: risparmio |
 Japanese: 節約 |
 Korean: 저축 |
 Lithuanian: taupymas |
 Latvian: taupīšana; krāšana |
 Malay: penjimatan |
 Dutch: besparing |
 Norwegian: sparepenger, oppsparte mi |
 Polish: oszczędność |
 Persian: پس انداز |
 Pashto: سپما |
 Portuguese: poupança |
 Romanian: economie |
 Russian: экономия |
 Slovak: úspora |
 Slovenian: prihranek |
 Serbian: ušteda |
 Swedish: sparande, besparing |
 Thai: การออมทรัพย์ |
 Turkish: tasarruf |
 Taiwanese: 節省，省下來的錢 |
 Ukrainian: економія; збереження |
 Urdu: بچت |
 Vietnamese: sự tiết kiệm |
 Chinese: 节省，存款 |
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