Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense salvages, present participle salvaging, past tense, past participle salvaged
1. verb [usually passive]
If something is salvaged, someone manages to save it, for example from a ship that has sunk, or from a building that has been damaged.
The team's first task was to decide what equipment could be salvaged. [beVERB-ed]
The investigators studied flight recorders salvaged from the wreckage. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: save, recover, rescue, restore More Synonyms of salvage
2. uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun]
Salvage is the act of salvaging things from somewhere such as a damaged ship or building.
The salvage operation went on.
...the cost of salvage.
3. uncountable noun
The salvage from somewhere such as a damaged ship or building is the things that are saved fromit.
They climbed up on the rock with their salvage.
Synonyms: scrap, remains, waste, junk More Synonyms of salvage
4. verb
If you manage to salvage a difficult situation, you manage to get something useful from it so that it is not a complete failure.
Officials tried to salvage the situation. [VERB noun]
Diplomats are still hoping to salvage something from the meeting. [VERB noun from noun]
5. verb
If you salvage something such as your pride or your reputation, you manage to keep it even though it seems likely you will lose it, or you get it back after losing it.
We definitely wanted to salvage some pride for British tennis. [VERB noun]
She was lucky to be able to salvage her career. [VERB noun]
More Synonyms of salvage
salvage in British English
(ˈsælvɪdʒ)
noun
1.
the act, process, or business of rescuing vessels or their cargoes from loss at sea
2.
a.
the act of saving any goods or property in danger of damage or destruction
b.
(as modifier)
a salvage operation
3.
the goods or property so saved
4.
compensation paid for the salvage of a vessel or its cargo
5.
the proceeds from the sale of salvaged goods or property
verb(transitive)
6.
to save or rescue (goods or property) from fire, shipwreck, etc
7.
to gain (something beneficial) from a failure
she salvaged little from the broken marriage
Derived forms
salvageable (ˈsalvageable)
adjective
salvager (ˈsalvager)
noun
Word origin
C17: from Old French, from Medieval Latin salvāgium, from salvāre to save1
salvage in American English
(ˈsælvɪdʒ)
noun
1.
a.
the voluntary rescue of a ship or its cargo at sea from peril such as fire, shipwreck, capture, etc.
b.
compensation paid for such a rescue
c.
the ship or cargo so rescued
d.
the recovery of a sunken or wrecked ship or its cargo as by divers
2.
a.
the saving or rescue of any goods, property, etc. from destruction, damage, or waste
b.
any material, goods, etc. thus saved and sold or put to use
c.
the value, or proceeds from the sale, of such goods, specif. of damaged goods, as involved in insurance claim settlements
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈsalvaged or ˈsalvaging
3.
to save or rescue from shipwreck, fire, flood, etc.; engage or succeed in the salvage of (ships, goods, etc.)
Salvage is the act of taking part in a successful rescue operation to save life or property at sea, or the money payable to someone who does this.
The contract defines salvage as the preservation by a voluntary salvor of a ship, cargo, and certain other classesof property at sea or in other waters from danger.
A marine casualty that requires salvage services is an emergency.
Salvage is the act of taking part in a successful rescue operation to save life or propertyat sea, or the money payable to someone who does this.
salvage in Insurance2
(sælvɪdʒ)
noun
(Insurance: Commercial insurance)
Salvage is the amount of money received by an insurer from the sale of damaged property on which a total loss has been paid to the insured.
The overall loss on property after severe damage by fire or other peril is reducedby the salvage value.
Insurers receive salvage rights over property on which they have paid claims, such as badly damaged cars.
Salvage is the amount of money received by an insurer from the sale of damaged property onwhich a total loss has been paid to the insured.
Examples of 'salvage' in a sentence
salvage
England salvaged a losing draw after being outplayed.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They decided to get serious about the salvage business.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We just hope the weather picks up and we might be able to salvage something.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The salvage operation is expected to begin next year.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Should she go away that she might salvage what little pride she had left?
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
That would salvage something worthwhile from this otherwise ludicrous enterprise.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is a salvage operation not a repair job.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Stay focused and you may salvage something.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Anywhere else this might be regarded as little more than an interesting salvage operation.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
So she decided to try to salvage something from the wreckage of her relationship.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Cheltenham have now won their last two as they try to salvage some pride from a poor season.
The Sun (2009)
Can the tourists salvage some pride?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Today she will try to salvage her political career in the Commons.
The Sun (2006)
His other nightmare is high-end fraud in the architectural salvage business.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A format is right or wrong and little can be done to salvage a ship that begins to sink on day one.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
I kept thinking we would turn a corner, that people would come together and salvage the situation.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
That proved the winner as Cardiff were unable to salvage a point for the second week running against a side deep in the relegation mire.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The key to their collaboration is that they have made a virtual mirror image of the salvaged ship 's side and visually pulled the halves apart.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
salvage
British English: salvage VERB
If something is salvaged, someone manages to save it, for example from a ship that has sunk, or from a building that has been damaged.
The team's first task was to decide what equipment could be salvaged.
American English: salvage
Brazilian Portuguese: salvar
Chinese: 抢救 >沉船或被毁楼房中的财物
European Spanish: salvar
French: sauver
German: bergen
Italian: salvare
Japanese: 引き揚げる
Korean: 구조되다
European Portuguese: salvar
Latin American Spanish: salvar
British English: salvage NOUN
Salvage is the act of salvaging things from somewhere such as a damaged ship or building.
The salvage operation went on.
American English: salvage
Brazilian Portuguese: salvamento
Chinese: 抢救行动 >沉船或被毁楼房中的财物
European Spanish: salvamento
French: sauvetage
German: Bergung
Italian: salvataggio
Japanese: 回収
Korean: 구조
European Portuguese: salvamento
Latin American Spanish: salvamento
Chinese translation of 'salvage'
salvage
(ˈsælvɪdʒ)
n(u)
(= saving) 抢(搶)救 (qiǎngjiù)
(= things saved) 抢(搶)救出的财(財)物 (qiǎngjiùchū de cáiwù)
vt
(from ship, building) 抢(搶)救 (qiǎngjiù)
[pride, reputation]挽救 (wǎnjiù)
to salvage sth (from sth)(从(從)某事中)挽回某物 ((cóng mǒushì zhōng) wǎnhuí mǒuwù)
(verb)
Definition
to save (goods or property) from shipwreck, destruction, or waste
They studied flight recorders salvaged from the wreckage.
Synonyms
save
She could have saved him from this final disaster.
recover
Rescue teams recovered a few more survivors from the rubble.
rescue
He rescued a 14th century barn from demolition.
restore
They partly restored a local castle.
repair
He has repaired the roof.
get back
retrieve
He could retrieve the situation.
redeem
a new female spiritual force to redeem the world
glean
repossess
fetch back
1 (noun)
Definition
the saving of any goods or property from destruction or waste
The salvage of the ship went on.
Synonyms
rescue
the rescue of the crew of a ship
saving
recovery
release
the secret negotiations necessary to secure the release of the hostages
relief
The news will come as a great relief.
liberation
Passover recalls the liberation from slavery in Egypt.
salvation
The shipwrecked vessels were beyond salvation.
deliverance
their sudden deliverance from war
extrication
2 (noun)
Definition
the goods or property so saved
They climbed up on the rock with their salvage.
Synonyms
scrap
cut up for scrap
remains
waste
This country produces 10 million tonnes of toxic waste every year.
junk
What are you going to do with all that junk?
offcuts
(verb)
Definition
to gain (something beneficial) from a failure
Synonyms
retain
They want to retain a strip 33ft wide on the eastern shore.
conserve
Additional synonyms
in the sense of deliverance
their sudden deliverance from war
Synonyms
release,
rescue,
liberation,
salvation,
redemption,
ransom,
emancipation
in the sense of junk
Definition
rubbish
What are you going to do with all that junk?
Synonyms
rubbish,
refuse,
waste,
scrap,
litter,
debris,
crap (slang),
garbage,
trash,
clutter,
rummage,
dross,
odds and ends,
space junk,
oddments,
flotsam and jetsam,
leavings,
dreck
in the sense of liberation
Passover recalls the liberation from slavery in Egypt.
Synonyms
freeing,
release,
freedom,
liberty,
liberating,
redemption,
emancipation,
deliverance,
manumission,
enfranchisement,
unshackling,
unfettering
Synonyms of 'salvage'
salvage
Explore 'salvage' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of recover
Definition
to get back or make good (expense or loss)
Rescue teams recovered a few more survivors from the rubble.
Synonyms
save,
rescue,
retrieve,
salvage,
reclaim
in the sense of redeem
a new female spiritual force to redeem the world
Synonyms
save,
free,
deliver,
rescue,
liberate,
ransom,
set free,
extricate,
emancipate,
buy the freedom of,
pay the ransom of
in the sense of release
Definition
the act of freeing or state of being freed
the secret negotiations necessary to secure the release of the hostages
Synonyms
liberation,
freedom,
delivery,
liberty,
discharge,
emancipation,
deliverance,
manumission,
relief
in the sense of relief
Definition
the projection of a carved design from the surface
The news will come as a great relief.
Synonyms
ease,
release,
comfort,
cure,
remedy,
solace,
balm,
deliverance,
mitigation,
abatement,
alleviation,
easement,
palliation,
assuagement
in the sense of repair
Definition
to restore (something damaged or broken) to good condition or working order
He has repaired the roof.
Synonyms
mend,
fix,
recover,
restore,
heal,
renew,
patch,
make good,
renovate,
patch up,
put back together,
restore to working order
in the sense of restore
Definition
to reconstruct (a ruin, extinct animal, etc.)
They partly restored a local castle.
Synonyms
repair,
refurbish,
renovate,
reconstruct,
fix (up),
recover,
renew,
rebuild,
mend,
rehabilitate,
touch up,
recondition,
retouch,
set to rights
in the sense of retrieve
Definition
to rescue or save
He could retrieve the situation.
Synonyms
redeem,
save,
rescue,
repair,
salvage,
win back,
recoup
in the sense of salvation
Definition
the act of preserving someone or something from harm
The shipwrecked vessels were beyond salvation.
Synonyms
saving,
help,
rescue,
recovery,
restoration,
salvage,
redemption,
deliverance
in the sense of waste
Definition
rubbish
This country produces 10 million tonnes of toxic waste every year.