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

1. a reduction or lessening of expenditure or outlay.

   a saving of 10 percent.

2. something that is saved. save.

3. savings, sums of money saved save 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

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

Etymology

Origin of saving

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

Example Sentences

Blessing Kwiyup says a layoff shattered her faith in the promise of a steady job and sparked a commitment to saving, investing and building a second income stream.

From The Wall Street Journal

While she did not want to disclose the value of her investment, she said it was about a quarter of the couple's savings.

From BBC

In addition, with traditional pension plans mostly a thing of the past, the burden of saving for retirement largely falls on workers.

From MarketWatch

And if you take on a downsized role with a smaller paycheck, are you able to contribute to your retirement savings at the same level as before?

From MarketWatch

More Americans are digging into their retirement savings because of financial emergencies.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• preserving