saving

== English == === Etymology === From save + -ing. === Pronunciation === (UK, US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈsæɪ.vɪŋ/ Rhymes: -eɪvɪŋ Hyphenation: sa‧ving === Noun === saving (countable and uncountable, plural savings) A reduction in cost or expenditure. (countable, usually in the plural) Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future. (uncountable) The action of the verb to save. (law, obsolete) Exception; reservation. saving and transitional provisions ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === saving present participle and gerund of save === Adjective === saving (comparative more saving, superlative most saving) (theology) That saves someone from damnation; redemptive. [from 14th c.] Preserving; rescuing. Thrifty; frugal. [from 15th c.] Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful. Making reservation or exception. (in compounds) Relating to making a saving. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Preposition === saving Synonym of save (“except for”) Without disrespect to. === Anagrams === Givans, vignas == Middle English == === Noun === saving alternative form of savynge