saving
adjective
tending or serving to save; rescuing; preserving.
savings
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pluralof saving.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The money parked in those investments at Delaware Life and Clear Spring represents the savings of hundreds of thousands of Americans, including Phillips and Kalinsky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Her income covers her day-to-day expenses, but if she ever needs assisted living or a lot of in-home care, she’d have to draw on her savings.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
They told him a woman had transferred her life savings to someone she thought was him and was left totally embarrassed.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Ortiz said she has spent roughly $40,000 of her savings in recent months hiring three different lawyers and on a dozen legal consultations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
We’d be with our uncle, moon over the Jackson Five, and get candy without spending money that could go toward our Madison Square Garden savings.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
