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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sav•ing /ˈseɪvɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. - tending or serving to rescue, preserve, or retain.
n. - a reduction or lessening of spending, or something saved:[countable]a saving of over $50,000 a year.
- savings, [plural] money saved by economy and put in a safe place:enough savings for a down payment on a car.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sav•ing (sā′ving),USA pronunciation adj. - 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.
n. - 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.
- Lawa reservation or exception.
prep. - except:Nothing remains saving these ruins.
- with all due respect to or for:saving your presence.
conj. - except;
save.
- 1250–1300; Middle English; see save1, -ing2, -ing1
sav′ing•ly, adv. - 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . restoring, redemptory, qualifying.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: saving /ˈseɪvɪŋ/ adj - tending to save or preserve
- redeeming or compensating (esp in the phrase saving grace)
- thrifty or economical
- denoting or relating to an exception or reservation: a saving clause in an agreement
n - preservation or redemption, esp from loss or danger
- economy or avoidance of waste
- reduction in cost or expenditure
- anything saved
- (plural) money saved for future use
prep - with the exception of
conj - except
ˈsavingly adv WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024save1 /seɪv/USA pronunciation v., saved, sav•ing, n. v. - to rescue from danger or harm:[~ + object]saved the boy from the floodwaters.
- to keep safe or unhurt:[~ + object]"God save the queen,'' they shouted.
- [~ + object]
- to keep from being lost:He came in and tried to save the game.
- to keep;
retain:Save your cancelled checks as proof of payment.
- to avoid the using up of (some resource): [~ + object]to save fuel by driving at 55 mph.[~ + on + object]The business could save on expenditures.
- to set (money) aside for later use or need: [~ + object]to save money for college.[no object]We'll just have to save for college.[~ + up + object]to save up some money for college.[~ + object + up]to save some money up.
- to put (something) aside for later use;
reserve; hold: [~ + object + for + object]to save a piece of pie for him.[~ + object + object]to save him a piece of pie.
- [~ + object + object] to prevent the occurrence, use, or necessity of (something):The computer will save you the trouble of having to type your paper again.
- [~ + object + from + object] to prevent (someone) from experiencing something bad, etc.:This will save you from having to retype your paper.
- Religion[~ + object] to deliver from the consequences of sin.
- Computing to copy (computer data) onto a hard or floppy disk, etc.:[~ + object]Save your file before turning off the computer.
- Sport to stop (a ball or puck) from entering one's goal:[~ + object]The goalie saved forty shots.
n. [countable] - a goalkeeper's act of preventing a goal:She made a diving save on that hard shot.
Idioms- Idioms save someone's neck or skin, to rescue oneself or another from harm or danger:ran away from the battlefield because he wanted to save his own skin.
sav•a•ble, save•a•ble, adj. sav•er, n. [countable]save2 /seɪv/USA pronunciation prep. - Also, save for. except;
but:They all left save (for) one. conj. - except;
but:He would have gone, save that he had no money for travel.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024save1 (sāv),USA pronunciation v., saved, sav•ing, n. v.t. - 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.
- Sportto 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. - Religion[Theol.]to deliver from the power and consequences of sin.
- Computingto copy (a file) from RAM onto a disk or other storage medium.
- Sportto stop (a ball or puck) from entering one's goal.
v.i. - 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.
n. - an act or instance of saving, esp. in sports.
- [Baseball.]a statistical credit given a relief pitcher for preserving a team's victory by holding its lead in a game.
- Late Latin salvāre to save; see safe
- Old French sauver
- Middle English sa(u)ven 1175–1225
sav′a•ble, save′a•ble, adj. sav′a•ble•ness, save′a•ble•ness, n. sav′er, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged salvage.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged store up, husband.
- 12.See corresponding entry in Unabridged economize, hoard.
save2 (sāv),USA pronunciation prep. - except;
but:All the guests had left save one. conj. - except;
but (usually fol. by that):He would have gone, save that he had no means.
- 1250–1300; Middle English; variant of safe
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See except 1.
Save (sä′və),USA pronunciation n. - Place NamesSava.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: save /seɪv/ vb - (transitive) to rescue, preserve, or guard (a person or thing) from danger or harm
- to avoid the spending, waste, or loss of (money, possessions, etc)
- (transitive) to deliver from sin; redeem
- (often followed by up) to set aside or reserve (money, goods, etc) for future use
- (transitive) to treat with care so as to avoid or lessen wear or degeneration: use a good light to save your eyes
- (transitive) to prevent the necessity for; obviate the trouble of: good work now will save future revision
- (transitive) to prevent (a goal) by stopping (a struck ball or puck)
n - the act of saving a goal
- an instruction to write information from the memory onto a tape or disk
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French salver, via Late Latin from Latin salvus safeˈsavable, ˈsaveable adj ˈsavableness, ˈsaveableness n ˈsaver n save /seɪv/ archaic or literary prep - Also: saving (often followed by for) with the exception of
conj - but; except
Etymology: 13th Century sauf, from Old French, from Latin salvō, from salvus safe |