1. An act of economizing; reduction in cost
   "there was a saving of 50 cents";
   - economy
    
2. Recovery or preservation from loss or danger
   "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives";
   - rescue, deliverance, delivery
    
3. The activity of protecting something from loss or danger
   "The saving of historical documents is crucial for future generations";
   - preservation

1. Bringing about salvation or redemption from sin
   "saving faith"; "saving love";
   - redemptive, redeeming
    
2. Characterized by thriftiness
   "wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution"

1. Prevent being ruined, destroyed, lost, or harmed
   "The team worked tirelessly to save what they could from the wreckage";
   - salvage, salve, relieve
    
2. To keep up and reserve for personal or special use
   "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer";
   - preserve
    
3. Accumulate money for future use
   "He saves half his salary";
   - lay aside, save up
    
4. Bring into safety
   "We saved most of the victims of the bomb attack";
   - carry through, pull through, bring through
    
5. Spend less; buy at a reduced price
   "She saved money by buying in bulk"; "They saved on their vacation by booking early"
    
6. Spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
   "This move will save money";
   - economize, economise [Brit]
    
7. Make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
   "This will save you a lot of time"; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"
    
8. Refrain from harming
   "The judge saved the defendant from a harsh sentence";
   - spare
    
9. (religious) rescue from sin, damnation, or evil
   "The preacher's words saved many from their sinful ways";
   - deliver, redeem
    
10. Retain rights to
    "The author saved all rights to the manuscript";
    - keep open, hold open, keep
     
11. (computing) record data on a computer
    "Don't forget to save your work before closing the program";
    - write, store

Derived forms: savings

See also: good, lay, thrifty

Type of: accumulate, act, action, amass, book, collect, compile, deliver, drop, expend, forbear, forbid, foreclose, forestall, hoard, hold, hold on, keep, move, pile up, preclude, prevent, protection, record, recovery, refrain, rescue, reserve, retrieval, roll up, spend, tape

Encyclopedia: Saving