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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
save1 ,
-ing2 ,
-ing1 Related forms sav·ing·ly , adverb non·sav·ing , adjective un·sav·ing , adjective un·sav·ing·ly , adverb Dictionary.com Unabridged
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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.
With the metros closed, she had to dip into her savings to pay for the expensive taxi ride home that morning.
If you are in the market to buy, “Your art budget is somewhere between your grocery budget and your savings budget,” he says.
Everyone who entered received mobile coupons for savings on PepsiCo products.
The savings over comparable store-bought shaving systems ranges from 30 to 60 percent.
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?
Then what have you been doing with your savings all these years?
Do you think, if I were alive, I would let any man rob me of the savings of my life?
The captain had assured him that neither his wife nor son knew aught of his savings .
I have left a separate fund in a savings bank for her to draw upon.
British Dictionary definitions for savings 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Word Origin and History for savings n. "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.
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prep. late 14c., from safe (adj.); see save (prep.).
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