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• present participle of save.

saving

American  

[say-ving] / ˈseɪ vɪŋ /

adjective

1. tending or serving to save; rescuing; preserving.

2. compensating; redeeming.

   a saving sense of humor.

   Synonyms:

   redemptory

3. thrifty; economical.

   a saving housekeeper.

4. making a reservation.

   a saving clause.

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noun

• savings
  plural

1. a reduction or lessening of expenditure or outlay.

   a saving of 10 percent.

2. something that is saved.

3. savings, sums of money saved by economy and laid away.

4. Law. a reservation or exception.

preposition

1. except.

   Nothing remains saving these ruins.

2. with all due respect to or for.

   saving your presence.

conjunction

1. except; save.

saving British  

/ ˈseɪvɪŋ /

adjective

1. tending to save or preserve

2. redeeming or compensating (esp in the phrase saving grace )

3. thrifty or economical

4. law denoting or relating to an exception or reservation

   a saving clause in an agreement

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noun

1. preservation or redemption, esp from loss or danger

2. economy or avoidance of waste

3. reduction in cost or expenditure

   a saving of 100 dollars

4. anything saved

5. (plural) money saved for future use

6. law an exception or reservation

preposition

1. with the exception of

conjunction

1. except

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• nonsaving
  adjective
• unsaving
  adjective
• savingly
  adverb
• unsavingly
  adverb

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• savings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of saving

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at save ¹, -ing ², -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

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saving savings

However, it is possible for consumers to build the same structured saving habits on their own — and earn significantly more interest — simply by setting up automated transfers to a dedicated high-yield savings account.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

It helps that Hinojosa, whose entrance into holding office was being on the Austin school board, has made saving Texas schools the centerpiece of her campaign.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

His statement on social media continued: "The last few weeks have been a lot but our saving grace has been each other."

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Rather than saving all their workouts for the weekend, people may benefit from making movement a regular part of their daily routines.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

If they were all saving their money, then sooner or later Daisy’s leg would be fixed up.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Sources at the corporation denied reports in the Sun newspaper the programme would be axed as part of a plan to make savings.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Speaking earlier this week, Brittin defended the decision, saying the BBC needed to make savings but remained committed to the programme.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Microsoft must demonstrate that Maia’s savings survive the costs of development, deployment and adapting software to run on it.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Health savings accounts continue to gain ground with Americans—and with good reason, thanks to their triple tax benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Until the end of the wars Petra Cotes continued to support herself with the returns from her raffles and Aureliano Segundo was able to sack Úrsula's savings from time to time.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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