SAVING
noun
Definitions
- 1. Something kept from being expended or lost; that which is saved or laid up; as, the savings of years of economy.
- 2. Exception; reservation. Contend not with those that are too strong for us, but still with a saving to honesty. L'Estrange. Savings bank, a bank in which savings or earnings are deposited and put at interest.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
SAVING
(adjective)
1. 1. Preserving; rescuing. He is the saving strength of his anointed. Ps. xxviii. 8.
2. Avoiding unnecessary expense or waste; frugal; not lavish or...
SAVING
(preposition)
With the exception of; except; excepting; also, without disrespect to. "Saving your reverence." Shak. "Saving your presence." Burns. None of us put of...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025