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Definition of Saving
1. Noun. An act of economizing; reduction in cost. "There was a saving of 50 cents"
Exact synonyms: Economy
Generic synonyms: Action
Specialized synonyms: Curtailment, Downsizing, Retrenchment, Economy Of Scale
Derivative terms: Economic, Economical, Economize, Economize
Generic synonyms: Action
Specialized synonyms: Curtailment, Downsizing, Retrenchment, Economy Of Scale
Derivative terms: Economic, Economical, Economize, Economize
2. Adjective. Bringing about salvation or redemption from sin. "Redemptive (or redeeming) love"
3. Noun. Recovery or preservation from loss or danger. "A surgeon's job is the saving of lives"
Exact synonyms: Deliverance, Delivery, Rescue
Generic synonyms: Recovery, Retrieval
Specialized synonyms: Lifesaving, Redemption, Salvation, Reclamation, Reformation, Salvage, Salvage, Salvation, Search And Rescue Mission
Derivative terms: Deliver, Deliver, Rescue
Generic synonyms: Recovery, Retrieval
Specialized synonyms: Lifesaving, Redemption, Salvation, Reclamation, Reformation, Salvage, Salvage, Salvation, Search And Rescue Mission
Derivative terms: Deliver, Deliver, Rescue
4. Adjective. Characterized by thriftiness. "Wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution"
Similar to: Thrifty
5. Noun. The activity of protecting something from loss or danger.
Exact synonyms: Preservation
Specialized synonyms: Environmentalism, Conservation, Self-preservation, Reservation, Immobilisation, Immobilization
Generic synonyms: Protection
Derivative terms: Preserve, Preserve
Specialized synonyms: Environmentalism, Conservation, Self-preservation, Reservation, Immobilisation, Immobilization
Generic synonyms: Protection
Derivative terms: Preserve, Preserve
Definition of Saving
1. a. Preserving; rescuing.
2. prep. or conj. With the exception of; except; excepting; also, without disrespect to.
3. n. Something kept from being expended or lost; that which is saved or laid up; as, the savings of years of economy.
Definition of Saving
1. the act or an instance of saving [n -S]