Definitions
1.verbTo prevent harm or difficulty.
2.verbTo put aside, to avoid.
3.nounA reduction in cost or expenditure."The shift of the supplier gave us a saving of 10 percent."
4.noun(usually in the plural) Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future."I invested all my savings in gold."
5.nounThe action of the verb to save.
6.nounException; reservation
7.adjectiveThat saves someone from damnation; redemptive.
8.adjectivePreserving; rescuing.
9.adjectiveThrifty; frugal."a saving cook"
10.adjectiveBringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful."The ship has made a saving voyage."
11.adjectiveMaking reservation or exception."a saving clause"
12.adjective(in compound adjectives) relating to making a saving: e.g. labour-saving, energy-saving light bulbs.
13.prepositionWith the exception of; except; save.
14.prepositionWithout disrespect to.