saˈvingness noun

saveˈ-all noun

1. A contrivance intended to save anything from being wasted or damaged
2. A pinafore or overall (dialect)
3. A miser

adjective

Stingy

save as you earn noun

A government-operated savings scheme in which regular deductions are made from one's earnings (abbrev SAYE)

saveˈgard transitive verb (Spenser)

To guard, protect

saving clause noun

A legal clause, or a statement, in which a reservation or condition is made

saving game noun

A policy or procedure aimed rather at avoiding loss than at making a profit

saving grace see under grace

savings and loan association noun (US)

A building society

savings bank noun

A bank established to encourage thrift by taking small deposits, investing under regulations for safety, and giving compound interest

savings certificate noun

A certificate of having invested a sum of money in government funds, the investment being free of income tax and capital gains tax

savings ratio noun

The percentage of disposable income that is saved in an economy

save appearances

1. To keep up an appearance of wealth, comfort, consistency, harmony, propriety, etc
2. To make hypothesis agree with observation (astronomy, Milton)

save (some)one's bacon, save one's face, save one's neck, save one's skin, save the mark see under bacon, face, neck, skin and mark¹

save up

To accumulate or hold for some purpose by refraining from spending or using

save you (archaic)

A greeting, God keep you