Definitions
1.NounA reduction in cost or expenditure."The shift of the supplier gave us a saving of 10 percent."
2.NounSomething (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future."I invested all my savings in gold.; The collapse of Enron wiped out the life savings of many people, leaving them poor in their retirement."
3.NounThe action of the verb to save.
4.NounException; reservation."saving and transitional provisions"
5.Verbpresent participle and gerund of save
6.AdjectiveThat saves someone from damnation; redemptive. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
7.AdjectivePreserving; rescuing.
8.AdjectiveThrifty; frugal.
9.AdjectiveBringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful."a saving bargain; The ship has made a saving voyage."
10.AdjectiveMaking reservation or exception."a saving clause"
11.AdjectiveRelating to making a saving."labour-saving; energy-saving light bulbs"
12.PrepositionSynonym of save (“except for”)
13.PrepositionWithout disrespect to.