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saving
noun
an
amount
of
money
you
keep
or
the
reduction
in
cost
you
get
by
spending
less
•
Using
public
buses
instead
of
taxis
gave
Maria
a
saving
of
nearly
fifty
dollars
during
her
trip
.
Using
public
buses
instead
of
taxis
gave
Maria
a
saving
of
nearly
fifty
dollars
during
her
trip
.
•
There
is
a
ten-percent
saving
on
all
books
this
weekend
at
the
local
store
.
There
is
a
ten-percent
saving
on
all
books
this
weekend
at
the
local
store
.
From
Middle
English
savinge
,
formed
from
save
+
-ing
,
originally
meaning
the
act
of
preserving
and
later
the
money
kept
.
noun
the
act
of
rescuing
someone
or
something
from
danger
or
loss
•
The
quick
saving
of
the
drowning
child
amazed
the
crowd
.
The
quick
saving
of
the
drowning
child
amazed
the
crowd
.
•
His
role
in
the
saving
of
historic
paintings
earned
him
an
award
.
His
role
in
the
saving
of
historic
paintings
earned
him
an
award
.
From
Old
French
‘
sauvage
’
and
Latin
‘
salvare
’,
meaning
to
make
safe
;
extended
in
English
to
the
abstract
noun
sense
of
rescue
.
