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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

“Although you might be saving time … it’s harder to then ask immediate follow-up questions when you are just looking at an online page,” Gailey said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

I was covering Phoenix-based US Airways when he landed Flight 1549 on the river in early 2009, saving 155 lives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

She has credited NHS staff with saving her life, saying their swift action has given her more time with her sons.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

"If there are activities you never do, the brain -- which works by saving energy -- won't go to the trouble of maintaining connections that aren't being used."

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

She mentioned that the church was saving up for a piano and suggested that I learn to read music so I could play at services.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Fidelity, meanwhile, recommends having three times your income in retirement savings by age 40, and six times your income by age 50.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

Now they’re considering tapping into retirement their savings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Your tax savings could justify all the effort, as long as you avoid any trickery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

And it was not fully funded, requiring savings to be extracted from other Whitehall departments.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

I reach into my pocket and pull out five one-hundred-dollar bills, which is more money than I have ever held in my hand, and may very well be Dad’s life savings.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick

Related Words

• preserving