savings Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a fund of money put by as a reserve
   nest egg.
   
2. noun an act of economizing; reduction in cost
   saving; economy.
   
   • it was a small economy to walk to work every day
   • there was a saving of 50 cents
3. noun recovery or preservation from loss or danger
   delivery; saving; rescue; deliverance.
   
   • work is the deliverance of mankind
   • a surgeon's job is the saving of lives
4. noun the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
   saving; preservation.
   
5. verb save from ruin, destruction, or harm
   save; relieve; salvage; salve.
   
6. verb to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
   preserve; save.
   
   • She saved the old family photographs in a drawer
7. verb bring into safety
   bring through; save; carry through; pull through.
   
   • We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack
8. verb spend less; buy at a reduced price
   save.
   
9. verb accumulate money for future use
   lay aside; save; save up.
   
   • He saves half his salary
10. verb make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
    save; make unnecessary.
    
    • This will save money
    • I'll save you the trouble
    • This will save you a lot of time
11. verb save from sins
    redeem; save; deliver.
    
12. verb refrain from harming
    save; spare.
    
13. verb spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
    economize; save; economise.
    
    • This move will save money
    • The less fortunate will have to economize now
14. verb retain rights to
    save; keep; hold open; keep open.
    
    • keep my job for me while I give birth
    • keep my seat, please
    • keep open the possibility of a merger
15. verb record data on a computer
    write; save.
    
    • boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk

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