saving meaning
UK /ˈseɪvɪŋ/ US /ˈseɪvɪŋ/ 2 syllables
saving (noun): an act of economizing; reduction in cost.
saving has 5 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and adjective.
saving as a noun
- 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
Synonyms: economy
Type of: action
Kinds: retrenchment, economy of scale
- recovery or preservation from loss or danger
- work is the deliverance of mankind
- a surgeon's job is the saving of lives
Synonyms: rescue, deliverance, delivery
Type of: recovery
Kinds: lifesaving, redemption, reclamation, salvage, salvation, search and rescue mission
- the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
Synonyms: preservation
Type of: protection
Kinds: environmentalism, conservation, self-preservation, reservation, immobilization
saving as an adjective
- bringing about salvation or redemption from sin
- saving faith
- redemptive (or redeeming) love
Synonyms: redemptive, redeeming
Similar: good
- characterized by thriftiness
- wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution
Similar: thrifty
How to pronounce saving
saving is pronounced /ˈseɪvɪŋ/ in British English and /ˈseɪvɪŋ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Words that rhyme with saving
Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with SA · words ending in NG · 6-letter words
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