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saving
[ sey-ving ]
adjective
- tending or serving to save; rescuing; preserving.
- compensating; redeeming:
a saving sense of humor.
Synonyms:
- 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.
- 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.
saving
/ ˈɪɪŋ /
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 reservation
a saving clause in an agreement
noun
- 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
preposition
- with the exception of
conjunction
- except
Derived Forms
- ˈԲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- iԲ· adverb
- ԴDz·iԲ adjective
- ܲ·iԲ adjective
- un·iԲ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
BBC Verify has looked at the agency's biggest claimed savings, examining the figures and speaking to experts.
The acting is a saving grace, especially Edgar-Jones’ commitment to nuance and Poulter’s refreshingly shaded Lee, whose depth of awareness at a critical moment is a believable surprise, beautifully handled by the actor.
All of that in the name of saving money which doesn't appear to be materializing.
But the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office disagrees, saying the desired savings can be achieved only by slashing Medicaid.
As a function of the race-wealth gap, African-Americans, Hispanics and Latinos, Native Americans and members of other marginalized communities have even less in savings than the average white American.
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