- nounsaving (noun) · savings (plural noun) · one's savings (plural noun)
- an economy of or reduction in money, time, or another resource:"this resulted in a considerable saving in development costs"
- (one's savings)the money one has saved, especially through a bank or investment plan:"the agents were cheating them out of their life savings"
- lawa reservation; an exception.
adjectivesaving (adjective)- preventing waste of a particular resource:"a fuel-saving vehicle"
preposition- with the exception of; except.
- archaicwith due respect to.
OriginMiddle English: from save; the preposition probably from save, on the pattern of touching.verbsaving (present participle)- keep safe or rescue (someone or something) from harm or danger:"she saved a boy from drowning"
- prevent (someone) from dying:"the doctors did everything they could to save him"
- (in Christian use) preserve (a person's soul) from damnation:"church ladies approach me trying to save my soul"
- keep (someone) in health (used in exclamations and formulaic expressions):"God save the Queen"
- keep and store up (something, especially money) for future use:"she had never been able to save much from her salary" · "you can save up for retirement in a number of ways"
- preserve (something) by not expending or using it:"save your strength till later"
- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISHinformal(save it)used to tell someone to stop talking:"save it, Joey—I'm in big trouble now"
- computingkeep (data) by moving a copy to a storage location, especially from memory:"save it to a new file"
- avoid the need to use up or spend (money, time, or other resources):"save $20 on a new camcorder" · "an efficient dishwasher would save them one year and three months at the sink"
- avoid, lessen, or guard against:"this approach saves wear and tear on the books" · "the statement was made to save the government some embarrassment"
- prevent an opponent from scoring (a goal or point) in a game or from winning (the game):"the powerful German saved three match points"
- (of a goalkeeper in soccer and hockey) stop (a shot) from entering the goal.
- baseball(of a relief pitcher in certain game situations) finish (a game) while preserving a winning position gained by another pitcher.
OriginMiddle English: from Old French sauver, from late Latin salvare, from Latin salvus ‘safe’. The noun dates from the late 19th century.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- an economy of or reduction in money, time, or another resource:
- the money one has saved, especially through a bank or investment plan:
prepositionverb- keep safe or rescue (someone or something) from harm or danger:
- keep and store up (something, especially money) for future use:
- avoid the need to use up or spend (money, time, or other resources):
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- Savings refers to123:
- The money that a person has left over after subtracting consumer spending from disposable income.
- Income not spent, or deferred consumption.
- The process of setting aside a portion of current income for future use.
- Accumulated resources over a given period of time.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.Savings refers to the money that a person has left over after they subtract out their consumer spending from their disposable income over a given time period. Savings, therefore, represents a net surplus of funds for an individual or household after all expenses and obligations have been paid.www.investopedia.com/terms/s/savings.aspSaving is income not spent, or deferred consumption. In economics, a broader definition is any income not used for immediate consumption. Saving also involves reducing expenditures, such as recurring costs.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savingsaving, process of setting aside a portion of current income for future use, or the flow of resources accumulated in this way over a given period of time. Saving may take the form of increases in bank deposits, purchases of securities, or increased cash holdings.www.britannica.com/money/saving Saving Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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