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• present participle of save.

saving

American  

[sey-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

Etymology

Origin of saving

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

saving savings

The security guard used his radio to put the mosque on alert before he was killed, saving the lives of more than 100 children who were playing in the back of the property, authorities said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

"Books are saving us and losing this is like losing our hearts," she says.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Dru Burdon, from the hedgehog group, said: "If it helps with carpentry skills training, so much the better, these boxes are certainly saving hedgehogs' lives."

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Ms. Kusama has credited art with saving her life, and the work she leaves behind shows how she turned her own personal darkness into a joyful public light.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

But every ongoing attempt at saving a species means two things: the species is not yet gone...and...there is still hope.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh

They have savings, are relatively insulated from economic swings and, most valuable to a restaurant chain, prefer the familiar to the trendy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

It is unclear whether this new structure will result in financial savings by cutting senior roles or streamlining departments.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

The bill would compensate community solar developers and customers at a rate that advocates say more accurately accounts for the savings solar brings to the grid, especially on hot days when the system is stressed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

To build your cash reserve, put a portion of your paycheck into your savings account and the rest into your checking account.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

It took most of her savings, but a bus across the country would take days.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Related Words

• preserving