Meaning & Definition of Saving in English
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Saving
/sevɪŋ/
noun
1. 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"
synonym:
- economy,
- saving
2. Recovery or preservation from loss or danger
- "Work is the deliverance of mankind"
- "A surgeon's job is the saving of lives"
synonym:
- rescue,
- deliverance,
- delivery,
- saving
3. The activity of protecting something from loss or danger
synonym:
- preservation,
- saving
adjective
1. Bringing about salvation or redemption from sin
- "Saving faith"
- "Redemptive (or redeeming) love"
synonym:
- redemptive,
- redeeming(a),
- saving(a)
2. Characterized by thriftiness
- "Wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution"- ellen glasgow
synonym:
- saving
Examples of using
Thanks for saving me.
You're only saving face!
If you want a new bike, you'd better start saving up.