savingnoun
uk/ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/us/ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/savings [ plural ]
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- We've made huge savings this year with our staffing budget.
- I'm sure there are other areas where we could make savings.
- That could mean a saving of up to five hundred pounds a year.
- At £270, this represents a significant saving on the usual charge.
- We've cut back our operating expenses at a saving of over £25,000.
B2 the money that you keep in an account in a bank or similar financial organization:
He spent all his savings on an expensive car.
C1 [ C ] an amount of money that you do not need to spend:
You can make huge savings (= save a lot of money) by buying food in bulk.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Interest & capital
- APR
- base rate
- capital
- capital intensive
- capitalization
- coffer
- collateral
- fund
- interest rate
- interest-bearing
- lending rate
- money
- nest egg
- Premium Bond
- purse
- simple interest
- stock
- the smart money
- venture capital
- vested interest
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