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saving
[sey-ving]
adjective
tending or serving to save; rescuing; preserving.
compensating; redeeming.
a saving sense of humor.
Synonyms:thrifty; economical.
a saving housekeeper.
making a reservation.
a saving clause.
noun
preposition
except.
Nothing remains saving these ruins.
with all due respect to or for.
saving your presence.
conjunction
except; save.
saving
/ ˈɪɪŋ /
adjective
tending to save or preserve
redeeming or compensating (esp in the phrase saving grace )
thrifty or economical
law denoting or relating to an exception or reservation
a saving clause in an agreement
noun
preservation or redemption, esp from loss or danger
economy or avoidance of waste
reduction in cost or expenditure
a saving of 100 dollars
anything saved
(plural) money saved for future use
law an exception or reservation
preposition
with the exception of
conjunction
except
Other 51Թ Forms
- savingly adverb
- nonsaving adjective
- unsaving adjective
- unsavingly adverb
- ˈԲ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Besides the time savings for residents, it would cost roughly twice as much in new highway construction to provide the equivalent trip volume provided by high-speed rail, making it a financial win as well.
Mr Gibson credited Tayside fire and rescue's blue response team for saving their lives and praised the call handler's response as "spectacular".
A mammoth fourth game saw seven deuces and Maria saving two break points for 3-1, before a brilliant scamper to a drop shot in the next allowed her to go a double break up.
The £1bn saving which the chancellor said would come from reducing hotel use has already been taken out of the Home Office budget.
He and his partner are now expecting their second child, in August - something they began saving for before Jamie's wife Zanele even fell pregnant.
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