saving

sav·ing

 (sā′vĭng)

n.

1. Rescue from harm, danger, or loss.

2. Avoidance of excess expenditure; economy.

3. A reduction in expenditure or cost.

4. Something saved.

5.

a. savings Money saved: a bank account for savings.

b. savings(used with a sing. verb) Usage Problem An amount of money saved: a rebate that yielded a savings of $50.

6. Law An exception or reservation.

prep.

With the exception of.

conj.

Except; save.

Usage Note: Traditionalists state that one should use the form a saving when referring to an amount of money that is saved. Indeed, that is the form English speakers outside of the United States normally use. In the United States the plural form a savings is widely used with a singular verb (as in A savings of $50 is most welcome). The widespread use of this construction has steadily eroded resistance to it. In our 2005 survey, only 37 percent of the Usage Panel found this sentence unacceptable. This was a considerable decrease from earlier surveys. In 1988, 57 percent rejected a savings, and in 1967, 89 percent rejected it.

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saving

(ˈseɪvɪŋ)

adj

1. tending to save or preserve

2. redeeming or compensating (esp in the phrase saving grace)

3. thrifty or economical

4. (Law) law denoting or relating to an exception or reservation: a saving clause in an agreement.

n

5. preservation or redemption, esp from loss or danger

6. economy or avoidance of waste

7. reduction in cost or expenditure: a saving of 100 dollars.

8. anything saved

9. (plural) money saved for future use

10. (Law) law an exception or reservation

prep

with the exception of

conj

except

ˈsavingly adv

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sav•ing

(ˈseɪ vɪŋ)

adj.

1. tending or serving to save; rescuing; preserving.

2. compensating; redeeming.

3. thrifty; economical.

4. making a reservation: a saving clause.

n.

5. a reduction or lessening of expenditure or outlay.

6. something that is saved.

7. savings, sums of money saved by economy and laid away.

prep.

8. except.

9. with all due respect to or for.

conj.

10. except; save.

[1250–1300]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	saving - an act of economizing; reduction in cost; "it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents" economy action - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" downsizing, retrenchment, curtailment - the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable economy of scale - the saving in cost of production that is due to mass production
	2.	saving - recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives" deliverance, rescue, delivery recovery, retrieval - the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost) lifesaving - saving the lives of drowning persons; "he took a course in lifesaving" redemption, salvation - (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil reclamation, reformation - rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course; "the reclamation of delinquent children" salvage - the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire salvage - the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction salvation - saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation; "the salvation of his party was the president's major concern" search and rescue mission - a rescue mission to search for survivors and to rescue them
	3.	saving - the activity of protecting something from loss or danger preservation environmentalism - the activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction protection - the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection" conservation - the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources self-preservation - preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency reservation - the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion immobilisation, immobilization - fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; "immobilization of the injured knee was necessary"
Adj.	1.	saving - bringing about salvation or redemption from sin; "saving faith"; "redemptive (or redeeming) love" redeeming, redemptive good - morally admirable
	2.	saving - characterized by thriftiness; "wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution"- Ellen Glasgow thrifty - careful and diligent in the use of resources

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saving

noun

1. economy, discount, reduction, bargain, cut Use these vouchers for some great savings on holidays

plural noun

1. nest egg, fund, store, reserves, resources, fall-back, provision for a rainy day Many people lost all their savings when the bank collapsed.

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saving

adjective

Careful in the use of material resources:

canny, chary, economical, frugal, provident, prudent, Scotch, sparing, thrifty.

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Translations

إدِّخار، تَوْفير

úspora

besparelse

Ersparnis

σωτήριος

ahorro

économieépargne

megtakarítás

sparnaîur

risparmioeconomia

oppsparte midlersparepenger

экономия

tasarruf

存款节省

saving

[ˈseɪvɪŋ]

A. N

1. (= putting aside) → ahorro m
a policy to encourage saving and investment → una política para fomentar el ahorro y la inversión
regular saving is the best provision for the future → ahorrar con regularidad es la mejor manera de hacer previsiones para el futuro

2. (= economy) → ahorro m
this price represents a saving of £100 → este precio supone un ahorro de 100 libras
we must make savings → tenemos que economizar or hacer economías
this ticket enables you to make a saving on standard rail fares → este billete le supondrá un ahorro con respecto a las tarifas de tren normales

3. savings → ahorros mpl
she has savings of £3,000 → sus ahorros suman 3.000 libras, tiene ahorradas 3.000 libras
life savings → los ahorros de toda una vida

B. ADJ saving grace: his only saving grace was that → lo único que lo salvaba era que ...

C. PREP (= apart from) → salvo, excepto

D. CPD savings account N → cuenta f de ahorros
savings and loan association N (US) → sociedad f de ahorro y préstamo
savings bank N → caja f de ahorros
savings bond N → bono m de ahorros
savings book N → cartilla f or libreta f de ahorros
savings certificate N → bono m de ahorros
savings stamp N → sello m de ahorros

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saving

[ˈseɪvɪŋ]

n → économie f savings

npl → économies fpl
to make savings → faire des économiessaving grace n
the saving grace of sb/sth → ce qui rachète qn/qch
His sense of humour is his saving grace → Il se rachète par son sens de l'humour.savings account n (British) → compte m d'épargne (US) → compte m de dépôtsavings and loan association savings and loan n (US) → société f de crédit immobiliersavings bank n → caisse f d'épargne

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saving

adj

(= redeeming) the one saving feature of the scheme → das einzig Gute an dem Plan, das Einzige, was für den Plan spricht; its/his saving grace → was einen damit/mit ihm versöhnt

→ sparsam; she’s not the saving sort → sie ist nicht gerade sparsam

saving clause → Sicherheitsklausel f, → einschränkende Klausel

n

no pl (= rescue, Rel) → Rettung f

no pl (of money) → Sparen nt; to encourage saving → zum Sparen ermutigen

(of cost etc, = act) → Einsparung f; (= amount saved) → Ersparnis f; how much of a saving is there? → wie viel wird eingespart?; we must make savings → wir müssen sparen; a considerable saving in time and money → eine beträchtliche Zeit- und Geldersparnis

savings pl → Ersparnisse pl; (in account) → Spareinlagen pl; post-office savings → Postsparguthaben nt

prep, conj = save²

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saving

[ˈseɪvɪŋ]

1. n (of time, money) saving of or in → risparmio di
to make savings → fare economia

2. savings npl (in bank) → risparmi mpl
life savings → i risparmi di tutta una vita
to live on or off one's savings → vivere dei propri risparmi

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save¹

(seiv) verb

1. to rescue or bring out of danger. He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures. red يُنْقِذ спасявам salvar zachránit retten redde σώζωsalvar, rescatar päästma نجات دادن pelastaa sauver לְהַצִיל बचा लेना spasiti megment menyelamatkan bjarga salvare 救う 구출하다 išgelbėti []glābt menyelamatkan reddenberge, reddeuratować, ocalić ژغورل،بچول، ساتل، سپمول، خوندى كول، باسره كول، سپميدل، خوندى كيدل salvar a salva спасать zachrániť rešiti spasiti rädda ช่วยเหลือ; เอาออกมาจากอันตราย kurtarmak 拯救 рятувати بچانا cứu nguy 拯救

2. to keep (money etc) for future use. He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house. spaar يُوَفِّر، يَدَّخِر пестя economizar šetřit sparen spare sammen αποταμιεύωahorrar, guardar, economizar säästma پس انداز säästää économiser לַחֲסוֹך बचाना, संचित करना spremiti, uštediti megtakarít; félretesz menabung spara risparmiare, fare economie* 貯める 저축하다 taupyti krāt; taupīt menyimpan duit sparenspare, legge til sideoszczędzać سپمول fazer economias a economisi копить šetriť varčevati štedeti spara อดออม; ประหยัด biriktirmek 儲蓄 збирати; зберігати مستقبل کے لئے محفوظ کرنا để dành, tiết kiệm 储蓄

3. to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc). Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter. bespaar يُوَفِّر على نَفْسِه спестявам poupar (u)šetřit ersparen skåne; spare (for) εξοικονομώ, γλιτώνωahorrar säästma صرفه جويي كردن säästää épargner לִשמוֹר बचाना sačuvati megkímél; megtakarít menghemat spara (sér) vinnu/vandræði evitare ～を省く 절약하다 sutaupyti, išgelbėti aiztaupīt mengelakkan dari besparenspare en foroszczędzić باسره كول poupar a scuti экономить ušetriť prihraniti spasiti spara, bespara หลีกเลี่ยง; ป้องกัน kurtarmak 節省 позбавляти; берегти محنت سے بچانا tránh, bớt 节省

4. in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal. The goalkeeper saved six goals. keer يَمْنَع الفَريق الآخر من تَسْجيل أهْداف спасявам (топка) defender zabránit abwehren redde αποκρούω, σώζωparar, impedir que se marque un gol tõrjuma جلوگيري كردن torjua empêcher de marquer הצלה (फ़टबाल आदि) विपक्षियों को बोल बनाने से रोकना odbijati napad u nogometu i sl. (ki)véd menggagalkan koma í veg fyrir mark, verja(st) parare, evitare 防ぐ 방어하다 atmušti (įvartį) atvairīt; atsist uzbrukumu menghalang jaringan voorkomenreddeobronić ژغورل defender a apăra отбить нападение zabrániť preprečiti zadetek odbraniti rädda ป้องกันฝ่ายตรงข้ามไม่ให้ยิงเข้าประตู kurtarmak 救球 відбивати напад کسی چیز سے حفاظت کرنا ngăn cản đối phương 救球

5. to free from the power of sin and evil. red يَصون، يُنْقِذ من الخَطيئَه избавям salvar ochránit erlösen frelse λυτρώνωsalvar vabastama آبرو داري كردن vapahtaa délivrer לִגאוֹל पापों से उद्धार करना spasiti megment, -vált, üdvözít membebaskan frelsa salvare 救済する 구원하다 išgelbėti glābt; pestīt menyelamatkan daripada dosa verlossenfrelse zbawić ساتل salvar a eli­bera спасать душу ochrániť odrešiti spasiti frälsa คุ้มครอง kurtarmak 救贖 рятувати برائی اور گناہ سے چھٹکارا دینا cứu rỗi （宗教）替...赎罪

6. to keep data in the computer. stoor يَحْفَظ مَعلومات في الحاسوب запазвам salvar uložit data v počítači speichern gemme; lagre σώζω, αποθηκεύω στη μνήμη του Η/Υ guardar, archivar salvestama ذخيره كردن tallentaa sauvegarder לִשמוֹר कंप्यूटर डाटा सुरक्षित करना spremiti podatke u računalo elment menyimpan, men-save salvare データを保存する 저장하다 išsaugoti (duomenis kompiuteryje) saglabāt datoratmiņā menyimpan data dalam komputer saven, opslaanlagrezachowywać سپميدل сохранять uchovať (v pamäti) shraniti sačuvati spara เก็บรักษา bilgisayar hafızasına kaydetmek 將資料存在電腦內 зберігати کمپیوٹر میں معلومات محفوظ کرنا bảo lưu （计算机）存档

noun

(in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal. keer مَنْع الفَريق الآخَر من تَسْجيل أهداف спасяване defesa zabránění gólu abwehren redning απόκρουσηparada tõrjumine مانع شدن از torjunta arrêtהצלה (फ़टबाल आदि) विपक्षियों को बोल बनाने से रोकना, (फ़टबाल आदि के खेल में) दूसरे पक्ष की जीत रोकना odbiti napad u nogometu i sl. védés penyelamatan björgun, vörn parata 防ぐこと 방어 (įvarčio) atmušimas (futbolā u.tml.) vārtu nosargāšana menghalang jaringan save redningobrona مانع شول defesa oprire (a mingii) предотвращение прорыва zabránenie gólu obramba odbrana räddning การป้องกันประตู kurtarma, kurtarış 救球 відвернення прориву مقابل ٹیم کو گول کرنے سے روکنا sự phá bóng cứu nguy 救球

ˈsaver noun

a person or thing that saves, avoids waste etc. The telephone is a great time-saver. spaarder مُوَفِّر спасител poupador spořič der/die Retter(in), der/die Sparer(in) sparer; -besparer αποταμιευτής ahorrador päästja, säästja صرفه جويي كننده säästäjä économiseur חוֹסֵך बचवैया, रक्षक spasitelj, izbavitelj -kímélő penghemat e-ð/e-r sem sparar (tíma) risparmiatore; 節約するもの 절약하는 것 taupus žmogus, kas padedantis taupyti glābējs; taupītājs penjimat bespaarder sparer, økonom, –besparende oszczędzający, oszczędność ژغورونكى، ساتونكى، سپمونكى، بچونكى o que poupa persoană/aparat care economiseşte средство, позволяющее экономить hospodár; úsporné zariadenie varčevalec spasitelj räddare, frälsare, sparare เครื่องทุ่นแรง หรือทุ่นเวลา kurtarıcı 節省的人，節省裝置 ощадлива людина; річ, що допомагає зберегти гроші, час بچانے والا vật để tiết kiệm 节省的人，节能装置

ˈsaving noun

a way of saving money etc or the amount saved in this way. It's a great saving to be able to make one's own clothes. besparing إدِّخار، تَوْفير спестяване poupança úspora die Ersparnis besparelse οικονομία, εξοικονόμηση π.χ. χρημάτων ahorro kokkuhoid پس انداز säästö économieחיסכון रक्षक, कम खर्च štednja megtakarítás penghematan sparnaður risparmio 節約 저축 taupymas taupīšana; krāšana penjimatan besparingsparepenger, oppsparte midleroszczędność سپما poupança economie экономия úspora prihranek ušteda sparande, besparing การออมทรัพย์ tasarruf 節省，省下來的錢 економія; збереження بچت sự tiết kiệm 节省，存款

ˈsavings noun plural

money saved up. He keeps his savings in the bank. spaargeld تَوفيرات، مُدَّخّرات спестявания economias úspory die Ersparnisse (pl.) opsparing οικονομίες, αποταμιεύσεις ahorros säästud اندوخته säästöt économies חֶסכוֹנוֹת बचत, किफ़ायत ušteda, štednja megtakarított pénz tabungan sparifé risparmi 預金 저축 santaupos ietaupījumi; uzkrājums simpanan spaargeldsparepengeroszczędności سپما economias economii сбережения úspory prihranki ušteđevina besparingar เงินที่สะสมไว้ได้ tasarruf 存款 заощадження; збереження بچایا گیا مال tiền tiết kiệm 储蓄

saviour , (American) savior (ˈseivjə) noun

1. (usually with capital) a person or god who saves people from sin, hell etc. redder مُنْقِذ، مُخَلِّص Спасителят salvador spasitel der Erlöser frelser σωτήρας, λυτρωτής salvador vabastaja, lunastaja منجي vapahtaja Sauveur מציל ईसा मसीह spasitelj Megváltó Juruselamat frelsari salvatore 救世主 구원자 išganytojas pestītājs; glābējs penyelamat verlosser frelser Zbawiciel بچونكى،ژغورنكى، شفاعت ګر salvador Mântuitor спаситель, избавитель Spasiteľ odrešenik spasilac frälsare ผู้ช่วยเหลือหรือผู้ช่วยให้พ้นบาป kurtarıcı 救世主 Спаситель مسیحا người cứu thoát, chúa cứu thế 救世主

2. a person who rescues a person etc from danger etc. He was the saviour of his country. redder مُخَلِّص، مُنْقِذ спасител salvador zachránce der/die Retter(in) redningsmand σωτήρας salvador päästja رهاننده pelastaja sauveurמציל उद्धारक, परित्राता izbavitelj megmentő juruselamat bjargvættur salvatore 救い主 구출자 išgelbėtojas glā- bējs penyelamat redderredningsmann zbawca ژغورنكى salvador salva­tor спаситель záchranca rešitelj spasilac räddare ผู้ช่วยให้พ้นจากความชั่วร้าย kurtarıcı 救星 рятівник قوم کا بادی vị cứu tinh 救星

saving grace

a good quality that makes up for a fault. His speeches are boring but they have the saving grace of being short. voortreflikheid صِفَة مُنْقِذَه، فَضيلَه تُعَوِّض عن رَذيلَه преимущество coisa a favor dobrá stránka rettende Eigenschaft forsonende forhold σωτήριο χαρακτηριστικό mérito päästev asjaolu امتياز؛مزيت hyvä puoli chose qui rachète נְקוּדַת אוֹר יְחִידָה बचत milost spasenja mentő körülmény penyelamat bót í máli merito とりえ (결점을 보충하는) 장점 tai, kas gelbsti, privalumas laba īpašība penyelamat alles goedmakende eigenschap forsonende trekk dobra strona دالی coisa a favor ceea ce sal­vează положительное свойство kladná stránka vyvažujúca nedostatok dobra lastnost jedina svetla tačka försonande drag ลักษณะที่บรรเทา (ความน่าเกลียด) bir kusuru örtücü özellik 可取之處 рятівна сила; позитивна якість, що компенсує недоліки غنیمت بات điều bù đắp cho những lỗi lầm 可取之处，可弥补缺点的优点

savings account

an account in a bank or post office on which interest is paid. spaarrekening حِساب تَوْفير спестовна сметка conta poupança spořitelní účet das Sparkonto opsparingskonto λογαριασμός ταμιευτηρίου cuenta de ahorros hoiuarve حساب بانكي säästötili compte d'épargne חֶשבּוֹן חִסָכוֹן बचत खाता štedni račun takarékbetét rekening tabungan sparisjóðsreikningur conto di risparmio 預金口座 예금계좌 taupomoji sąskaita rēķins krājbankā akaun simpanan spaarrekening sparekonto rachunek oszczędnościowy بانکی حساب conta-poupança cont de eco­no­mii сберегательный счёт účet v sporiteľni hranilni račun štedni račun sparkonto บัญชีออมทรัพย์ tasarruf hesabı 銀行存款帳戶 ощадний рахунок بچت کھاتا tài khoản tiết kiệm 银行存款帐户

savings bank

a bank that receives small savings and gives interest. spaarbank بَنْك التَّوْفير спестовна каса caixa econômica spořitelna die Sparkasse sparekasse ταμιευτήριοcaja de ahorros hoiupank بانك پس انداز säästöpankki caisse d'épargne בָּנק לְחִסָכוֹן बचत बैंक štedionica takarékpénztár bank tabungan sparisjóður cassa di risparmio 貯蓄銀行 저축 은행 taupomasis bankas krājbanka bank simpanan spaarbanksparebank kasa oszczędności سپا caixa económica casă/bancă de eco­no­mii сберегательный банк sporiteľňa hranilnica štedionica sparbank ธนาคารออมสิน banka 儲蓄銀行 ощадний банк بچت بینک quỹ tiết kiệm 储蓄银行

save up

to save. He's been saving up for a new bike. spaar يُوَفِّر، يَدَّخِر събирам пари economizar šetřit si sparen spare op αποταμιεύωahorrar, guardar dinero raha koguma پس انداز كردن säästää économiser לַחֲסוֹך किसी कार्य के लिए धन एकत्र करना uštedjeti, štedjeti félretesz, spórol menabung spara risparmiare 貯金する 모으다 taupyti krāt; sataupīt menyimpan opsparenspare tiloszczędzać سپما کو fazer economias a economisi, a face economii откладывать šetriť si varčevati štedeti spara [ihop] อดออมเงิน biriktirmek 存錢 відкладати; накопичувати بچت کرنا tiết kiệm 积蓄

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