salvage meaning

salvage as a verb

1. save from ruin, destruction, or harm

   Synonyms: salve, relieve, save

   Type of: rescue

   Related forms: salvager

2. collect discarded material
   • She scavenged the garbage cans for food

   Synonyms: scavenge

   Type of: gather

   Related forms: salvager

salvage as a noun

1. property or goods saved from damage or destruction

   Type of: property, commodity

   Related forms: salve

2. the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction

   Type of: rescue

   Related forms: salve

3. the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire

   Type of: rescue

salvage in a sentence

• There wasn't much we could salvage from the wreckage.
• I may need someone to help me salvage my political career.
• Perhaps we can salvage some parts off this plane.
• He was trying to salvage any pride that he had.
• I wonder whether we can salvage this situation.

How to pronounce salvage

salvage is pronounced /ˈsælvɪdʒ/ in British English and /ˈsælvədʒ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.