saving
pronunciation
How to pronounce saving in British English:
UK [ˈseɪvɪŋ]
How to pronounce saving in American English:
US [ˈseɪvɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- an act of economizing; reduction in cost
- recovery or preservation from loss or danger
- the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
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- Adjective:
- bringing about salvation or redemption from sin
- characterized by thriftiness
Word Origin
- saving (prep.)
- late 14c., from safe (adj.); see save (prep.).
Example
- 1. Saving the tiger should be good business sense .
- 2. The health benefit : reducing stress by saving time .
- 3. But saving city center has been his biggest achievement .
- 4. High private saving means that much sovereign borrowing is funded at home .
- 5. It means that the service approach really is trying to measure something useful , rather than confirming prejudices about what needs saving .