Saving Meaning
/ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA reduction in cost or expenditure.
nounSomething (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future.
Sentence Examples
Since Mac wants to buy a new Mustang, he is saving money.
So we are saving up in order to buy them.
Buy three and make a saving of 55p.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The careful ____ of money every month helps build wealth for retirement.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The doctor's quick action was credited with ____ the patient's life in the emergency room.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *sl̥h₂-wós Proto-Italic *salawos Latin salvus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin salvō Latin salvāre Old French sauverbor. Middle English saven English save English -ing English saving From save + -ing.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"This new yard will replace a group of out-of-date yards, and there will be an estimated net saving of £150,000 a year."
— 1954 August, “Marshalling Yard Reorganisation, Eastern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 570:
"“Rather than writing off both jets as a loss … teams made a bold decision in 2022 to remove the nose from AF-27 and put it onto AF-211 to maximize savings and add back an operational aircraft to the fleet,” a report from the F-35 JPO said."
— 2025 April 10, Brad Lendon, “‘Frankenjet’ stealth fighter made from two wrecked warplanes joins US Air Force fleet”, in CNN:
"Tis Good Advice not to Contend with Thoſe that are too Strong for us, but ſtill with a ſaving to Honeſty and Juſtice, for the Integrity of the Mind must be ſupported againſt All Violence and Hazzards whatſoever."
— 1692, Roger L’Estrange, “[The Fables of Abstemius, &c.] Fab[le] CCLVIII. A Swallow and a Spider.”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC, page 225:
"He is the saving strength of his anointed."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 28:8:
"Hutchins has been a saving man all his life, and he has received good wages. Among his class he is regarded as wealthy. I daresay that he has five hundred pounds in the bank."
— 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The careful ____ of money every month helps build wealth for retirement.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The doctor's quick action was credited with ____ the patient's life in the emergency room.