saving

noun

A reduction in cost or expenditure.

(countable, usually in the plural) Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future.

(uncountable) The action of the verb to save.

(law, obsolete) Exception; reservation.

adjective

Thrifty; frugal.

Preserving; rescuing.

Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful.

(in compounds) Relating to making a saving.

(theology) That saves someone from damnation; redemptive.

Making reservation or exception.

Roots

salvussav- · Latin · safe, unharmed

Synonyms for saving

redemptiveadj rescuen preservationn conservingv sparingadj redeemingadj preservingv lifesavingn sparingnessn redemptionaladj scrimpingv thriftyadj frugaladj deliverancen

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