saving

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adjective

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.

noun

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.

preposition

except: Nothing remains saving these ruins.

with all due respect to or for: saving your presence.

conjunction

except; save.

Origin of saving

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at save¹, -ing², -ing¹

Related formssav·ing·ly, adverbnon·sav·ing, adjectiveun·sav·ing, adjectiveun·sav·ing·ly, adverb

Synonyms for saving

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2. restoring, redemptory, qualifying.

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Related Words for savings

hoard, accumulation, stake, provisions, stockpile, funds, sock, cache, riches, kitty, fund, resources, harvest, means, property, provision, investment, store, reserve, gleanings

Examples from the Web for savings

Contemporary Examples of savings

And even those who consider themselves great patriots prefer to keep their savings in foreign currency.
Recession? Devaluation? Inflation? Putin Tells Russia Stay the Course.
Anna Nemtsova
December 4, 2014
With the metros closed, she had to dip into her savings to pay for the expensive taxi ride home that morning.
My Life Behind Kiev’s Barricades
Vijai Maheshwari
February 21, 2014
If you are in the market to buy, “Your art budget is somewhere between your grocery budget and your savings budget,” he says.
Aces High: Where to Buy Affordable Art
Justin Jones
February 15, 2014
Everyone who entered received mobile coupons for savings on PepsiCo products.
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February 5, 2014
The savings over comparable store-bought shaving systems ranges from 30 to 60 percent.
After 100 Years, the Shaving Industry Is Finally being Disrupted
Daniel Gross
January 24, 2014

Historical Examples of savings

Will you take care of some money for me until I get a chance to deposit it in the savings bank?
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger
Then what have you been doing with your savings all these years?
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger
Do you think, if I were alive, I would let any man rob me of the savings of my life?
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger
The captain had assured him that neither his wife nor son knew aught of his savings.
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger
I have left a separate fund in a savings bank for her to draw upon.
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger

British Dictionary definitions for savings

saving

adjective

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 reservationa saving clause in an agreement

noun

preservation or redemption, esp from loss or danger

economy or avoidance of waste

reduction in cost or expenditurea saving of 100 dollars

anything saved

(plural) money saved for future use

law an exception or reservation

preposition

with the exception of

conjunction

except

Derived Formssavingly, adverb

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Word Origin and History for savings

"money saved," 1737, plural of saving, vwerbal noun from save (v.). Related: Savings account attested by 1882; savings bank, 1817. S & L for savings and loan attested from 1951.

saving

prep.

late 14c., from safe (adj.); see save (prep.).