释义 |
Noun: saving seyving- An act of economizing; reduction in cost
"there was a saving of 50 cents" - economy - Recovery or preservation from loss or danger
"a surgeon's job is the saving of lives" - rescue, deliverance, delivery - The activity of protecting something from loss or danger
- preservation Adjective: saving seyving- Bringing about salvation or redemption from sin
"saving faith"; "saving love" - redemptive, redeeming - Characterized by thriftiness
"wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution" Verb: save seyv- Save from ruin, destruction, or harm
- salvage, salve, relieve - To keep up and reserve for personal or special use
"She saved the old family photographs in a drawer" - preserve - Bring into safety
- carry through, pull through, bring through - Spend less; buy at a reduced price
- Accumulate money for future use
"He saves half his salary" - lay aside, save up - Make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
"This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time" - make unnecessary - Save from sins
- deliver, redeem - Refrain from harming
- spare - Spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
"This move will save money" - economize, economise [Brit] - Retain rights to
- keep open, hold open, keep - Record data on a computer
- write
Derived forms: savings See also: good, saver, savings, savior [N. Amer], thrifty Type of: action, book, deliver, drop, expend, forbear, forbid, foreclose, forestall, hold, hold on, keep, preclude, prevent, protection, record, recovery, refrain, rescue, reserve, retrieval, spend, tape Encyclopedia: Save Saving |