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| 1. | [ noun ] an act of economizing; reduction in cost | |
| Synonyms: | economy | |
| Examples: | "it was a small economy to walk to work every day" or "there was a saving of 50 cents" |
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| Related terms: | action retrenchment economies_of_scale economy_of_scale save | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] bringing about salvation or redemption from sin | |
| Synonyms: | redeeming redemptive | |
| Examples: | "saving faith" "redemptive (or redeeming) love" |
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| Related terms: | good | |
| 3. | [ noun ] recovery or preservation from loss or danger | |
| Synonyms: | rescue deliverance delivery | |
| Examples: | "work is the deliverance of mankind": "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives" |
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| Related terms: | recovery redemption liberation search_and_rescue_mission reclamation lifesaving salvation salvage salvage rescue | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] characterized by thriftiness | |
| Examples: | "wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution"- Ellen Glasgow |
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| Related terms: | thrifty | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the activity of protecting something from loss or danger | |
| Synonyms: | preservation preserving | |
| Related terms: | protection self-preservation conservation environmentalism fixation embalmment reservation immobilisation keep | |
| Similar spelling: |
savings shaving sapiens Sapienza sapience |
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