1. A fund of money put by as a reserve
   "Their savings allowed them to weather the financial crisis";
   - nest egg

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   "The saving of historical documents is crucial for future generations";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

Type of: action, fund, monetary fund, protection, recovery, retrieval

Encyclopedia: Savings