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Meaning of 'saving' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Saving [ a.]
- Preserving; rescuing.
- Avoiding unnecessary expense or waste; frugal; not lavish or wasteful; economical; as, a saving cook.
- Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful; as, a saving bargain; the ship has made a saving voyage.
- Making reservation or exception; as, a saving clause.
2 . Saving [ n.]
- Something kept from being expended or lost; that which is saved or laid up; as, the savings of years of economy.
- Exception; reservation.
3 . Saving [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Save
4 . Saving [ participle]
- With the exception of; except; excepting; also, without disrespect to.

Meaning of 'saving' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . saving [ n]
Meaning (1):
- recovery or preservation from loss or danger
Example in sentence:
  • a surgeon's job is the saving of lives;
  • work is the deliverance of mankind
Meaning (2):
- an act of economizing; reduction in cost
Example in sentence:
  • it was a small economy to walk to work every day;
  • there was a saving of 50 cents
3 . saving [ s]
Meaning (3):
- bringing about salvation or redemption from sin
Example in sentence:
  • redemptive (or redeeming) love;
  • saving faith
Meaning (4):
- characterized by thriftiness
Example in sentence:
  • wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution

Nearby Words:

savable savableness savacioun savage savagely savageness savagery savagism savanilla savanna

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