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See more synonyms for saving on Thesaurus.com tending or serving to save ; rescuing; preserving. compensating; redeeming: a saving sense of humor. thrifty; economical: a saving housekeeper. making a reservation: a saving clause. Show More
a reduction or lessening of expenditure or outlay: a saving of 10 percent. something that is saved . savings, sums of money saved by economy and laid away. Law a reservation or exception. Show More
except: Nothing remains saving these ruins. with all due respect to or for: saving your presence. Show More
Origin of saving Middle English word dating back to
1250–1300; see origin at
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-ing1 Related forms sav·ing·ly , adverb non·sav·ing , adjective un·sav·ing , adjective un·sav·ing·ly , adverb verb (used with object), saved, sav·ing. to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning. to keep safe, intact, or unhurt; safeguard; preserve: God save the king. to keep from being lost: to save the game. to avoid the spending, consumption, or waste of: to save fuel. to keep, as for reuse: to save leftovers for tomorrow's dinner. to set aside, reserve, or lay by: to save money. to treat carefully in order to reduce wear, fatigue, etc.: to save one's eyes by reading under proper light. to prevent the occurrence, use, or necessity of; obviate: to come early in order to save waiting. Theology to deliver from the power and consequences of sin. Computers to copy (a file) from RAM onto a disk or other storage medium. Sports to stop (a ball or puck) from entering one's goal. Show More
verb (used without object), saved, sav·ing. to lay up money as the result of economy or thrift. to be economical in expenditure. to preserve something from harm, injury, loss, etc. to admit of being kept without spoiling, as food. Show More
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports. Baseball a statistical credit given a relief pitcher for preserving a team's victory by holding its lead in a game. Show More
Origin of save 1 1175–1225; Middle English sa(u)ven <
Old French sauver <
Late Latin salvāre to save; see
safe Related forms sav·a·ble , save·a·ble , adjective sav·a·ble·ness , save·a·ble·ness , noun sav·er , noun un·sav·a·ble , adjective un·save·a·ble , adjective un·saved , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for saving retaining ,
compensating ,
sparing ,
contingent ,
redeeming ,
preservative ,
conservative ,
reparatory ,
careful ,
economical ,
frugal ,
parsimonious ,
provisional ,
chary ,
provident ,
prudent ,
thrifty ,
redemptory Examples from the Web for saving Contemporary Examples of saving Now, the goalkeeper is out with a memoir about his life until that point: The Keeper: A Life of Saving Goals and Achieving Them.
But it remains a moral crime to vilify good cops who have made the city safe, saving thousands of lives.
We thanked them on stage for saving our asses and supporting indie music.
And he offered no explicit reminder that the NYPD had been saving thousands of black lives, along with many others.
Their last hope for saving humanity, Eugene, turned out to be a liar with no idea how to stop the zombie virus.
Historical Examples of saving Who, think you, does more injustice, a prodigal man or a saving man?
But it was not only in Eastern Europe that his saving influence was felt.
How the devil would have laughed at the idea of a society for saving the world!
Only some chips that I'm saving till mother has her nap out.
After reading this note, I thought not of pursuing or saving Lady Glenthorn.
British Dictionary definitions for saving tending to save or preserve redeeming or compensating (esp in the phrase saving grace ) thrifty or economical law denoting or relating to an exception or reservation a saving clause in an agreement Show More
preservation or redemption, esp from loss or danger economy or avoidance of waste reduction in cost or expenditure a saving of 100 dollars anything saved (plural) money saved for future use law an exception or reservation Show More
Derived Forms savingly , adverb (tr) to rescue, preserve, or guard (a person or thing) from danger or harm to avoid the spending, waste, or loss of (money, possessions, etc) (tr) to deliver from sin; redeem (often foll by up) to set aside or reserve (money, goods, etc) for future use (tr) to treat with care so as to avoid or lessen wear or degeneration use a good light to save your eyes (tr) to prevent the necessity for; obviate the trouble of good work now will save future revision (tr) sport to prevent (a goal) by stopping (a struck ball or puck) (intr) mainly US (of food) to admit of preservation; keep Show More
sport the act of saving a goal computing an instruction to write information from the memory onto a tape or disk Show More
Derived Forms savable or saveable , adjective savableness or saveableness , noun saver , noun Word Origin for save C13: from Old French salver, via Late Latin from Latin salvus safe
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Word Origin for save C13 sauf, from Old French, from Latin salvō, from salvus safe
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Word Origin and History for saving prep. late 14c., from safe (adj.); see save (prep.).
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v. c.1200, "to deliver from some danger; rescue from peril, bring to safety," also "prevent the death of;" also theological, "to deliver from sin or its consequences; admit to eternal life; gain salvation," from Old French sauver "keep (safe), protect, redeem," from Late Latin salvare "make safe, secure," from Latin salvus "safe" (see safe (adj.)). From c.1300 as "reserve for future use, hold back, store up instead of spending;" hence "keep possession of" (late 14c.).
Save face (1898) first was used among the British community in China and is said to be from Chinese; it has not been found in Chinese, but tiu lien "to lose face" does occur. To not (do something) to save one's life is recorded from 1848. To save (one's) breath "cease talking or arguing" is from 1926.
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n. in the sports sense of "act of preventing opponent from scoring," 1890, from save (v.).
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prep. "except," early 14c., from adjective save , which also was an early variant of safe (adj.), paralleling evolution in Old French sauf "safe," prepositional use of the adjective, in phrases such as saulve l'honneur "save (our) honor;" also a use in Latin (salva lege , etc.).
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Idioms and Phrases with saving In addition to the idioms beginning with save
saved by the bell save face save for a rainy day save one's bacon save one's breath save the day save up also see:
penny saved is a penny earned rainy day, save for a scrimp and save to save one's life Show More
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