ALL meanings of saving
sav·ing
S s - verb without object saving to preserve something from harm, injury, loss, etc. 1
- verb without object saving to admit of being kept without spoiling, as food. 1
- noun saving amount of money saved 1
- noun plural saving money saved, fund 1
- adjective saving tending or serving to save; rescuing; preserving. 1
- adjective saving compensating; redeeming: a saving sense of humor. 1
- adjective saving thrifty; economical: a saving housekeeper. 1
- adjective saving making a reservation: a saving clause. 1
- noun saving an act or instance of saving, especially in sports. 1
- noun saving Baseball. a statistical credit given a relief pitcher for preserving a team's victory by holding its lead in a game. 1
- preposition saving except: Nothing remains saving these ruins. 1
- preposition saving with all due respect to or for: saving your presence. 1
- verb with object saving to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning. 1
- verb with object saving to keep safe, intact, or unhurt; safeguard; preserve: God save the king. 1
- verb with object saving to keep from being lost: to save the game. 1
- verb with object saving to avoid the spending, consumption, or waste of: to save fuel. 1
- verb with object saving to keep, as for reuse: to save leftovers for tomorrow's dinner. 1
- verb with object saving to set aside, reserve, or lay by: to save money. 1
- verb with object saving to treat carefully in order to reduce wear, fatigue, etc.: to save one's eyes by reading under proper light. 1
- verb with object saving to prevent the occurrence, use, or necessity of; obviate: to come early in order to save waiting. 1
- verb with object saving Theology. to deliver from the power and consequences of sin. 1
- verb with object saving Computers. to copy (a file) from RAM onto a disk or other storage medium. 1
- verb with object saving Sports. to stop (a ball or puck) from entering one's goal. 1
- verb without object saving to lay up money as the result of economy or thrift. 1
- verb without object saving to be economical in expenditure. 1
- countable noun saving A saving is a reduction in the amount of time or money that is used or needed. 0
- noun plural saving Your savings are the money that you have saved, especially in a bank or a building society. 0
- adjective saving tending to save or preserve 0
- adjective saving redeeming or compensating (esp in the phrase saving grace) 0
- adjective saving thrifty or economical 0
- adjective saving denoting or relating to an exception or reservation 0
- noun saving preservation or redemption, esp from loss or danger 0
- noun saving economy or avoidance of waste 0
- noun saving reduction in cost or expenditure 0
- noun saving anything saved 0
- noun saving money saved for future use 0
- noun saving an exception or reservation 0
- preposition saving with the exception of 0
- conjunction saving except 0
- adjective saving that saves 0
- adjective saving rescuing; preserving 0
- adjective saving economizing or economical 0
- adjective saving containing an exception; making a reservation 0
- adjective saving compensating; redeeming 0
- noun saving the act of one that saves 0
- noun saving any reduction in expense, time, labor, etc. 0
- noun saving sums of money saved 0
- noun saving a reservation; exception 0
- preposition saving with due respect for 0
- preposition saving with the exception of; except; save 0