saving

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

savings

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative

more saving

Superlative

most saving

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A reduction in cost or expenditure.

   • The shift of the supplier gave us a saving of 10 percent.
   • This new yard will replace a group of out-of-date yards, and there will be an estimated net saving of £150,000 a year.

2. 2.Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future.

   • I invested all my savings in gold.
   • The collapse of Enron wiped out the life savings of many people, leaving them poor in their retirement.

3. 3.The action of the verb to save.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.present participle and gerund of save

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.That saves someone from damnation; redemptive.

2. 2.Preserving; rescuing.

   • He is the saving strength of his anointed.

3. 3.Thrifty; frugal.

   • Hutchins has been a saving man all his life, and he has received good wages. Among his class he is regarded as wealthy. I daresay that he has five hundred pounds in the bank.

4. 4.Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful.

   • The ship has made a saving voyage.

Overall

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By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Rare

General reading & writing

Uncommon

Academic

Rare

Literature

Rare

Synonyms

• economy

Word family

• save