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Definition of saving : 1. Avoiding unnecessary expense or waste; frugal; not lavish or wasteful; economical; as, a saving cook.
2. Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful; as, a saving bargain; the ship has made a saving voyage.
3. Exception; reservation.
4. Making reservation or exception; as, a saving clause.
5. of Save
6. Preserving; rescuing.
7. Something kept from being expended or lost; that which is saved or laid up; as, the savings of years of economy.
8. With the exception of; except; excepting; also, without disrespect to.

Synonyms:

providence, redemptive, obstetrical delivery, miserliness, preservation, conservation, thriftiness, parsimoniousness, thrift, delivery, scotch, rescue, provident, pitch, speech, prudence, prudent, parsimony, careful, chary, redeeming, frugal, manner of speaking, livery, legal transfer, thrifty, good, frugality, economical, sparing, bringing, canny, retaining, economy, deliverance, save, economic system

conserving (part of speech: verb)

maintaining, keeping, reserving, preserving

defending (part of speech: verb)

defending, replying, buffering, supporting, countering, policing, averting, responding, barring, warding, answering, opposing, backfiring, barricading, sustaining, screening, fending, upholding, rebutting, returning, guarding, safeguarding, protecting, arguing, covering, counterattacking, securing, sheltering, retorting, resisting, shielding

conditional (part of speech: adjective)

contingent, conditional, provisional

economizing (part of speech: verb)

economizing, conserving, moderating, pinching pennies, scrimping, budgeting

storing (part of speech: verb)

hoarding, caching, stockpiling, storing, banking, depositing, archiving, accumulating

rescuing (part of speech: verb)

emancipating, delivering, extricating, relieving, rescuing, assisting

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