saving
adjective
tending or serving to save; rescuing; preserving.
savings
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pluralof saving.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He didn’t mind the risk because he has ample savings, no dependents and a second income stream as a restaurant investor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo voiced particular concern about the decline in "slow reserves", like groundwater and glaciers, which she said had traditionally served as the planet's "savings account".
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
And during the same period, I could take the cash that I would have put toward those expenses and put it in a high-yield savings account or Treasury bonds instead.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Households feel the impact of a rising Bank rate through higher borrowing costs, but can benefit from more generous savings rates.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Since she had lost her savings, then she could not possibly lose her sister too; the custodians of fate were not that wicked.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
