save : Idioms & Phrases


daylight saving

  • noun time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings
    daylight savings; daylight saving; daylight-saving time.
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daylight savings

  • noun time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings
    daylight savings; daylight saving; daylight-saving time.
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daylight-saving time

  • noun time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings
    daylight savings; daylight saving; daylight-saving time.
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daylight-savings time

  • noun time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings
    daylight savings; daylight saving; daylight-saving time.
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employee savings plan

  • noun a plan that allows employees to contribute to an investment pool managed the employer
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face saving

  • noun an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige)
    face saver.
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face-saving

  • adjective satellite maintaining dignity or prestige
    • a face-saving compromise
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federal savings bank

  • noun a federally chartered savings bank
    FSB.
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labor-saving

La"bor-sav`ing adjective
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  1. Saving labor; adapted to supersede or diminish the labor of men; as, laborsaving machinery.
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life-saving

Life"-sav`ing adjective
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  1. That saves life, or is suited to save life, esp. from drowning; as, the life-saving service; a life-saving station.
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mutual savings bank

  • noun a state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees
    MSB.
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passbook savings account

  • noun a savings account in which deposits and withdrawals are recorded in the depositor's passbook
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retirement savings account

  • noun a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement
    retirement account; retirement program; pension plan; pension account; retirement plan; retirement savings account.
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retirement savings plan

  • noun a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement
    retirement account; retirement program; pension plan; pension account; retirement plan; retirement savings account.
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save up

  • verb accumulate money for future use
    lay aside; save.
    • He saves half his salary
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save-all

  • noun a receptacle for catching waste products for further use
  • noun a sail set to catch wind spilled from a larger sail
  • noun a net hung between ship and pier while loading a ship
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Save"-all` noun
Etymology
Save + all.
Definitions
  1. Anything which saves fragments, or prevents waste or loss. Specifically: (a) A device in a candlestick to hold the ends of candles, so that they be burned. (b) (Naut.) A small sail sometimes set under the foot of another sail, to catch the wind that would pass under it. Totten. (c) A trough to prevent waste in a paper-making machine.
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saving grace

  • noun (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
    grace; state of grace.
    • the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin
    • it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church
    • the Virgin lived in a state of grace
  • noun a redeeming quality or characteristic
    • her love of music remains her one saving grace
    • her sense of humor has to be a saving grace
    • the saving grace for both developments is that they are creating jobs
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savings account

  • noun a bank account that accumulates interest
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savings account trust

  • noun a savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during their lifetime; afterward the balance is payable to the previously named beneficiary
    Totten trust; savings account trust; trustee account; trust account.
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savings and loan

  • noun a thrift institution that is required by law to make a certain percentage of its loans as home mortgages
    savings and loan.
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savings and loan association

  • noun a thrift institution that is required by law to make a certain percentage of its loans as home mortgages
    savings and loan.
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savings bank

  • noun a thrift institution in the northeastern United States; since deregulation in the 1980s they offer services competitive with many commercial banks
  • noun a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
    coin bank; money box; bank.
    • the coin bank was empty
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savings bank trust

  • noun a savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during their lifetime; afterward the balance is payable to the previously named beneficiary
    Totten trust; savings account trust; trustee account; trust account.
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savings bond

  • noun non-negotiable government bond; cannot be bought and sold once the original purchase is made
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Scrimp and save

  • . Economize and save the money not spent.
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To save appearance

  • to preserve a decent outside; to avoid exposure of a discreditable state of things.
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To save appearances

  • to preserve a fair outward show.
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To save one's bacon

  • to save one's self or property from harm or less. Colloq.
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