saving

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈseɪv.ɪŋ/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Noun

Singular saving

Plural savings

1. (plural only) All the money that you have is your savings.

   She had lost all her savings when the company went out of business.

2. (countable) The saving is the difference between the amount you were going to use or spend and the amount you actually did.

   The fuel savings in moving to a new car can be huge.

   The lower tax represents a saving of over $300 for the average family.

Verb

Plain form save

Third-person singular saves

Past tense saved

Past participle saved

Present participle saving

1. The present participle of save.

Preposition

Preposition saving

1. except

   After the fire, nothing was left saving the clothes I was wearing.

Synonyms

• except
• but
• save

Related words

• save