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• saving — sav‧ing [ˈseɪvɪŋ] noun 1. [uncountable] FINANCE the act of keeping money to use later rather than spending it: • We want to encourage saving and investment. 2. [countable usually singular] FINANCE an amount of something that you have not used or… …   Financial and business terms

• Saving — Sav ing, a. 1. Preserving; rescuing. [1913 Webster] He is the saving strength of his anointed. Ps. xxviii. 8. [1913 Webster] 2. Avoiding unnecessary expense or waste; frugal; not lavish or wasteful; economical; as, a saving cook. [1913 Webster] 3 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• -saving — suffix ► used to describe something that allows you to use less of a particular thing: »The card comes complete with two money saving offers. »energy saving features/materials/technologies »a time saving device → See also FACE SAVING(Cf. ↑face… …   Financial and business terms

• Saving — Sav ing (s[=a]v [i^]ng), prep. or conj.; but properly a participle. With the exception of; except; excepting; also, without disrespect to. Saving your reverence. Shak. Saving your presence. Burns. [1913 Webster] None of us put off our clothes,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• saving — saving1 [sā′viŋ] adj. that saves; specif., a) rescuing; preserving b) economizing or economical c) containing an exception; making a reservation [a saving clause] d) compensating; redeeming [a saving grace] n …   English World dictionary

• -saving — [ seıvıŋ ] suffix used with some nouns to make adjectives meaning spending less, or using less of something: money saving advice energy saving methods …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• -saving — UK [seɪvɪŋ] US suffix used with some nouns to make adjectives meaning spending less, or using less of something money saving advice energy saving methods Thesaurus: suffixeshyponym …   Useful english dictionary

• Saving — Sav ing, n. 1. Something kept from being expended or lost; that which is saved or laid up; as, the savings of years of economy. [1913 Webster] 2. Exception; reservation. [1913 Webster] Contend not with those that are too strong for us, but still… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• saving — ► NOUN 1) an economy of or reduction in money, time, etc. 2) (savings) money saved. ► ADJECTIVE (in combination ) ▪ preventing waste of a particular resource: energy saving . ► PREPOSITION 1) except. 2) …   English terms dictionary

• saving — index conservation, economical, economy (frugality), hoard, penurious, preservation, provident (frugal …   Law dictionary

• Saving — Depositing change in a piggy bank is a frequently used savings strategy. Saving is income not spent, or deferred consumption. Methods of saving include putting money aside in a bank or pension plan.[1] Saving also includes reducing expenditures,… …   Wikipedia