A saving is a reduction in the amount of time or money that is used or needed.
Fill in the form below and you will be making a saving of £6.60 on a one-year subscription. [+ of]
...a program of household savings on energy use.
2. plural noun
Your savings are the money that you have saved, especially in a bank or a building society.
Her savings were in the Post Office Savings Bank.
...a savings account.
More Synonyms of saving
saving in British English
(ˈseɪvɪŋ)
adjective
1.
tending to save or preserve
2.
redeeming or compensating (esp in the phrase saving grace)
3.
thrifty or economical
4. law
denoting or relating to an exception or reservation
a saving clause in an agreement
noun
5.
preservation or redemption, esp from loss or danger
6.
economy or avoidance of waste
7.
reduction in cost or expenditure
a saving of 100 dollars
8.
anything saved
9. (plural)
money saved for future use
10. law
an exception or reservation
preposition
11.
with the exception of
conjunction
12.
except
Derived forms
savingly (ˈsavingly)
adverb
saving in American English1
(ˈseɪvɪŋ)
adjective
1.
that saves
; specif.,
a.
rescuing; preserving
b.
economizing or economical
c.
containing an exception; making a reservation
a saving clause
d.
compensating; redeeming
a saving grace
noun
2.
the act of one that saves
3. [often pl., with sing. v.]
any reduction in expense, time, labor, etc.
a saving(s) of 10% is effected
4.
a.
anything saved
b. [pl.]
sums of money saved
5. Law
a reservation; exception
saving in American English2
(ˈseɪvɪŋ)
Rare
preposition
1.
with due respect for
saving your presence
2.
with the exception of; except; save
conjunction
3.
except; save
More idioms containing
saving
a saving grace
COBUILD Collocations
saving
additional savings
annual savings
considerable savings
cost savings
efficiency savings
further savings
huge savings
long-term saving
potential savings
regular savings
significant saving
substantial savings
Examples of 'saving' in a sentence
saving
Why should we and other taxpayers fund pocket money and savings plans for the comfortably off?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We also offer great savings on business energy.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Such purchases make sense because of the cost savings from merging their administration.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The savings would be huge and the increase in efficiency dramatic.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Efficiency savings and reductions will affect only administrative staff.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Where does the money go from recycling schemes and the saving from less landfill?
The Sun (2006)
Part of that may be down to an increase in household savings this year.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
That has to come from mobilising savings in the economy.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But campaigners called on ministers to use any savings to halt fare rises.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The advantages would extend far beyond the big cost savings the companies would glean from the marriage.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Those with significant savings can turn this to their advantage by offsetting.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The saving grace was that all men realized this to be the case.
Jonathan Wright Ambassadors: From Ancient Greece to the Nation State (2006)
This has been partly in reaction to increased competition from savings banks and building societies.
Chambers, Ian Business Studies Basic Facts (1990)
This also applies to their savings account.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Buying in bulk offers great savings.
The Sun (2009)
Other savers DON'T want to switch accounts but still looking to make savings?
The Sun (2013)
The current 25% saving on subscriptions is on the cover price.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
A bank or building society regular savings account is an easy way to save a lump sum fast.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Public service reform will continue, though he accepts that this will not produce expenditure savings in the short term.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The Armed Forces cannot do any more internal rebalancing to find further savings.
The Sun (2011)
In other languages
saving
British English: saving NOUN
A saving is a reduction in the amount of time or money that is used or needed.
By booking in advance, you can make a saving of 20 % on the regular price.
American English: saving
Brazilian Portuguese: economia
Chinese: 节省
European Spanish: ahorro
French: économie
German: Ersparnis
Italian: risparmio
Japanese: 節約
Korean: 절약
European Portuguese: economia
Latin American Spanish: ahorro
All related terms of 'saving'
save
If you save someone or something, you help them to avoid harm or to escape from a dangerous or unpleasant situation .
dissave
to spend one's savings in order to cover living expenses
face-saving
A face-saving action is one which prevents damage to your reputation or the loss of people's respect for you.
fuel-saving
(of a vehicle) using less fuel for a further distance
life-saving
A life-saving drug, operation , or action is one that saves someone's life or is likely to save their life.
time-saving
shortening the length of time required for an operation, activity, etc
energy saving
the fact of saving energy , or amount of energy saved
labor-saving
eliminating or lessening physical labor
labour-saving
A labour-saving device or idea makes it possible for you to do something with less effort than usual .
saving clause
a clause which denotes a reservation or exception
saving grace
A saving grace is a good quality or feature in a person or thing that prevents them from being completely bad or worthless.
space-saving
designating a device, piece of furniture , etc, which takes up a comparatively small amount of room
daylight saving
the practice of advancing standard time by one hour in the spring of each year and of setting it back by one hour in the fall in order to gain an extra period of daylight during the early evening
a saving grace
a good quality or feature in someone or something that prevents them from being completely bad or worthless
significant saving
A saving is a reduction in the amount of time or money that is used or needed .
fuel-saving device
a device that increases the fuel efficiency of a vehicle, so that it uses less fuel for a further distance
long-term saving
If you save , you gradually collect money by spending less than you get , usually in order to buy something that you want.
daylight saving time
Daylight Saving Time is a period of time in the summer when the clocks are set one hour forward , so that people can have extra light in the evening.
labour-saving device
a machine, gadget , etc, that reduces (human) effort , hard work or labour
life-saving medicine
Medicine is a substance that you drink or swallow in order to cure an illness .
life-saving operation
When a patient has an operation , a surgeon cuts open their body in order to remove, replace, or repair a diseased or damaged part.
life-saving treatment
Treatment is medical attention given to a sick or injured person or animal.
saving your reverence
a form of apology for using an obscene or taboo expression
Chinese translation of 'saving'
saving
(ˈseɪvɪŋ)
n(c)
[of time, money]节(節)约(約) (jiéyuē)
to make a saving (on sth)(在某物上)节(節)省 ((zài mǒuwù shang) jiéshěng)
to save sb from sth挽救某人免于(於)某事 (wǎnjiù mǒurén miǎn yú mǒushì)
to save sb's life挽救某人的生命 (wǎnjiù mǒurén de shēngmìng)
to save (up) for sth为(為)某物储(儲)蓄 (wèi mǒuwù chǔxù)
to save sb/o.s. some work/time/expense对(對)某人/自己来(來)说(說)省事/节(節)省时(時)间(間)/节(節)省开(開)支 (duì mǒurén/zìjǐ lái shuō shěngshì/jiéshěng shíjiān/jiéshěng kāizhī)
to save sth for sth为(為)某事留某物 (wèi mǒushì liú mǒuwù)
to save sb from doing sth使某人免于(於)做某事 (shǐ mǒurén miǎn yú zuò mǒushì)
God save the Queen!上帝保佑(祐)女王！ (Shàngdì bǎoyòu nǚwáng!)