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Saving
01
an amount of money not spent
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
savings
Examples
Growing your own vegetables can lead to a saving in grocery expenses during the harvest season.
02
an amount of time or resources not spent
Examples
His adoption of a shortcut technique resulted in a considerable saving of time.
03
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
04
the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
saving
01
bringing about salvation or redemption from sin
Grammatical Information
Composition
present participle adjective
qualitative
Superlative
most saving
Comparative
more saving
gradable
02
characterized by thriftiness
saving
01
used to show exception from a general statement; apart from
Grammatical Information
Examples
He had nothing to offer, saving his loyalty and devotion.
-saving
01
used to describe something that helps reduce the use or waste of a particular resource
Examples
A water-saving showerhead reduces the amount of water used.
