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saving
[ sey-ving ]
adjective
- tending or serving to save; rescuing; preserving.
- compensating; redeeming:
a saving sense of humor.
Synonyms:
- thrifty; economical:
a saving housekeeper.
- making a reservation:
a saving clause.
noun
- a reduction or lessening of expenditure or outlay:
a saving of 10 percent.
- Law. a reservation or exception.
preposition
- except:
Nothing remains saving these ruins.
- with all due respect to or for:
saving your presence.
conjunction
- except; save.
saving
/ ˈɪɪŋ /
adjective
- tending to save or preserve
- redeeming or compensating (esp in the phrase saving grace )
- thrifty or economical
- law denoting or relating to an exception or reservation
a saving clause in an agreement
noun
- preservation or redemption, esp from loss or danger
- economy or avoidance of waste
- reduction in cost or expenditure
a saving of 100 dollars
- anything saved
- plural money saved for future use
- law an exception or reservation
preposition
- with the exception of
conjunction
- except
Derived Forms
- ˈԲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- iԲ· adverb
- ԴDz·iԲ adjective
- ܲ·iԲ adjective
- un·iԲ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Doge, an advisory body, publishes a running total of its estimated savings on its website - it was $160bn the last time the site was updated on 20 April.
Many Chinese families invested their life savings in their homes, only to watch prices plummet in the last five years.
’s more, cars from this era are considered smog-exempt, meaning they don’t require smog checks, saving both the cost and hassle of compliance.
There really are only two ways to extract savings from Medicaid: strip benefits from the program, or throw enrollees out.
The visit will begin with a tour of Aros Hall, home to a community fridge saving food from landfill, a charity shop and a children's indoor play area.
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